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Orecchiette with Sausage and Cherry Tomatoes Recipe

Orecchiette with Sausage and Cherry Tomatoes Recipe

Cavatelli Pasta with Peas and Pancetta

Cavatelli Pasta with Spring Peas and Pancetta Recipe

Pasta Carbonara Recipe

Authentic Roman Pasta Carbonara: A Step-by-Step Guide

Basic Ramen Recipe

How to Build Better Ramen at Home — Broth First, Then Noodles, Then Everything Else

White Lasagna Recipe

White Lasagna with Gorgonzola and Butternut Squash Recipe

A cut of lasagna sitting on white plate

How to Make the Best Basic Lasagna Recipe

Classic Tuna Casserole Recipe

Classic Tuna Casserole with Dill Recipe

Cream Free Fettuccine with Shrimp Recipe

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I’ve been cooking seriously since the mid-1980s — self-taught, a lot of trial and error, and genuinely interested in why things work in the kitchen. I started this site in 1997 because I couldn’t find cooking writing that explained the reasoning. Still at it.

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