Minestrone

A version of the famous Italian soup of vegetables, pasta, and beans.

Broccoli, Mushroom, and Gouda Quiche

A savory pie stuffed with broccoli, portobello mushrooms, and Gouda that makes for a great breakfast or a light lunch.

Ricotta Gnocchi with Wild Boar Ragu

Light, cheesy pillows of pasta with a hearty sauce.

Cold Pasta Salad with Baby Artichokes (Pinninos kin Iscarzofa)

This dish is all about the artichokes, but it’s made even tastier by adding ricotta salata cheese.

Wild Mushroom Risotto

Risotto is always a great starch to go with any main course or can be served by itself as an entrée.

Benedictine Dip

Not made with the herbal liqueur, but with cucumbers and cream cheese.

Pasta with Arugula Pesto, Sun-Dried Tomatoes, and Pine Nuts

With a pulse of the food processor, you’ve made dinner!

Basic Tortilla Chips

Salty, crunchy corn chips that are begging to be dunked in salsa or topped with cheese for homemade nachos.

Cutting Boards

Chop and serve.

Great Grater, and Now Greater Graters

Microplane changed cheese graters forever. It just keeps getting better.

Chicken in a Burger Suit

This week’s mission: preseasoned, grillable chicken patties and fancified crackers.

What Do Buffaloes Have to Do with Mozzarella?

We’re talking water buffaloes, not bison.

Even Real Cooks Cheat Sometimes

This week’s mission: frozen food with highfalutin notions.

What to Do with Plain Yogurt

Drink it, make cheese with it, cook with it instead of sour cream or buttermilk.

Bagel Felony

This week’s mission: Healthier rice/potato chips and cream cheese–filled bagel cylinders.