One of the fun things about cooking (or frustrating, depending on your attitude) is figuring out which foods go well together ...

The beauty of gnocchi is that they take on many flavors — from butter and sage to tomato sauce, to Bolognese sauce or a meat guazzetto, or stew, to Gorgonzola. This recipe is also a great way to ...

While in Naples, I took a cooking class with the head chef of Pulcinella, a restaurant named after the famed Neapolitan mask. After heading downstairs into the cramped kitchen, he cracked open a can ...

When you need a hearty, satisfying dinner but don’t have hours to spend in the kitchen, this pasta with flank steak and cherry tomatoes is the answer. It’s a simple yet flavorful dish where tender ...

When angel hair cooks in tomato sauce, it soaks up its tangy taste — and cuts down on dishwashing. The broken noodles are first toasted in oil to give them a deep richness and to keep them from ...

Few things are better than a rich, meaty sauce brimming with juicy ground beef, aromatic herbs and sweet-tangy tomatoes. Especially when the hearty blend is ladled over strands of tender pasta.

I had this in Naples last year and it went straight into my core repertoire of pasta dishes. I think it’s the contrast – soft, subtle ricotta with acidic-sweet tomatoes – that’s so good. If you can’t ...