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How to Make Tortelli with Ricotta, Mascarpone and Spinach Filling
A Classic of the Italian Pasta Repertoire
 • Valentina Solfrini
Pastina in Brodo (Small Pasta in Stock / Broth)
A Comforting, Heartwarming recipe in the mess of it all.
 • Valentina Solfrini
Rome's Pasta Emperors: Bucatini all'Amatriciana
And a Thought about the Autethicity and Adaptations of Traditional Recipes
 • Valentina Solfrini
How to Make creamy, 15 minute Spaghetti 'Mantecati'
And the Italian custom of adding herbs to the soffritto
 • Valentina Solfrini
Make Spaghetti del Sud LIVE with us Italians!
A cook-along for a simple spaghetti with anchovies, lemon, parsley and almonds.
 • Valentina Solfrini
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Pasta 'Crudaiola' with Raw Tomato Pesto, Tomatoes and Mozzarella
THE OG Italian Summer Staple.
 • Valentina Solfrini
Ladies & Gents, meet the 'Slu*tty Spaghetti': Pasta alla Puttanesca
Recipe and story of one iconically named Neapolitan dish.
 • Valentina Solfrini
How to Make Potato Gnocchi
LIVE! How to make them, shape them, cook them and store them + Butter & Sage
 • Valentina Solfrini
1:07:24
The Unexpected Epitome of Italian Comfort Food: Canned Tuna Pasta
An Italian Staple that Shaped the Identity of a Whole Country
 • Valentina Solfrini
Classic Linguine alle Vongole
When an Italian takes over a Kitchen in France...
 • Valentina Solfrini
VOICE NOTE RECIPES: Nonno Giggi’s Roman, Almost-Aglio-e-Olio Tomato Spaghettini
I Asked Marco to Describe his Grandpa's favorite Spaghetti, straight from Rome.
 • Valentina Solfrini
How to Make Sicilian Red Pesto, and Jar your own Sundried Tomatoes
Two pesto, a jar of tomatoes in olive oil, And a series of ideas on how to use them.
 • Valentina Solfrini
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