You might need to buy:
  • olive oil
  • butter
  • Calabrian chile paste or 1 tsp crushed red pepper
  • Salt
  • sun-dried tomato paste
  • chicken stock
  • San Marzano tomatoes
  • quick-cooking polenta
  • heavy cream
You might need to buy:
  • olive oil
  • Salt
  • Freshly grated nutmeg
  • mascarpone cheese
  • fresh ricotta
  • each Parmigiano-Reggiano and Pecorino Romano
  • fusilli lunghi or fusilli
You might need to buy:
  • flour
  • baking powder
  • sugar
  • salt
  • milk
You might need to buy:
  • medium or coarsely ground polenta
  • chicken stock
  • lard or butter
  • chopped fresh oregano
You might need to buy:
  • olive oil
  • lemons
  • white wine
  • whole chicken

Herby: Stir some chopped parsley, a dash of olive oil, and a pinch each of dried Italian herbs and crushed red pepper flakes into the garlic butter.

Sun-Dried Tomato: Stir a few tbsp. of red pesto and a little chopped thyme into the garlic butter. Top with fresh basil.

You might need to buy:
  • finely chopped garlic
You might need to buy:
  • fresh bulk spicy Italian sausage
  • olive oil
  • fresh bay leaves
  • dried oregano
  • pearled Italian farro
  • beef stock
  • mascarpone cheese
You might need to buy:
  • large fresh sage leaves
  • prosciutto
  • heavy cream
  • chicken stock
  • dried Italian herbs
  • fresh bay leaves
  • olive oil
You might need to buy:
  • olive oil
  • fennel seeds
  • white wine
  • chicken stock
  • large Parmesan rind
  • fresh cheese tortellini
  • finely chopped fresh curly-leaf parsley
You might need to buy:
  • olive oil
  • ground fennel seeds
  • tomato paste
  • crushed red pepper
  • diced plum tomatoes
  • vegetable stock
  • finely chopped fresh parsley
  • fresh ricotta