Italian kitchen
Spaghetti Carbonara
Spaghetti with a fluid egg-and-cheese coating, crisp guanciale and freshly cracked pepper.
A kitchen worth exploring
Italian recipes
From silky pasta to slow-simmered comfort, explore the pleasure of a few well-chosen ingredients.
Choose your starting point
These Italian home recipes focus on distinct textures: a fluid pasta coating, rice with a tender center, relaxed pizza dough and layered bakes that hold a slice. Start with the dish’s structure rather than treating extra cheese as the answer to every problem. Fresh tomato and basil recipes suit ripe produce; canned tomatoes and sturdy greens make the soups and bakes more flexible across seasons.
Tomato & Basil BruschettaAbout 30 min · ingredients and methodSpaghetti CarbonaraAbout 35 min · ingredients and methodSlow-Simmered LasagnaPlan 3 hr 10 min · ingredients and methodWhy Carbonara Scrambles — and How to Keep the Sauce SilkyItalian cooking · Practical kitchen guideHome-Oven Pizza: Fix a Pale Base, Wet Center and Springy DoughItalian cooking · Practical kitchen guideRisotto Texture: Fix Chalky Rice, a Stiff Finish or a Watery PlateItalian cooking · Practical kitchen guide
10 recipes to explore
Italian kitchen
Margherita Pizza
Four small pizzas with a thin tomato topping, drained fresh mozzarella and a crisp base.
Italian kitchen
Slow-Simmered Lasagna
A good lasagna should feel generous without leaking a lake of sauce when cut.
Italian kitchen
Creamy Mushroom Risotto
Creamy Carnaroli rice with browned mushrooms, kept loose enough to spread gently in a warm bowl.
Italian kitchen
Classic Coffee Tiramisu
Two layers of coffee-dipped biscuits and airy mascarpone cream, chilled before a final dusting of cocoa.
Italian kitchen
Basil Pesto Pasta
Warm pasta with a glossy basil, pine-nut and Parmesan coating. Mix off the heat to preserve the herbs.
Italian kitchen
Pillow-Soft Potato Gnocchi
Soft potato dumplings with browned sage butter. Test one sample before shaping the batch.
Italian kitchen
Tomato & Basil Bruschetta
Tomato bruschetta succeeds when juicy topping and crisp bread reach the table at the same time.
Italian kitchen
Seasonal Minestrone
Minestrone is useful when its flexibility is organized rather than random.
Italian kitchen
Vanilla Panna Cotta
The target for panna cotta is a tender wobble that yields easily to a spoon.