pasta alla norcina (aka white sausage & mushroom ragu)

An unusual white (read: cream-based) sausage ragu that is simultaneously a deep cut from the old world and also kind of a fettuccine alfredo vibe.

pasta, saucesA @ italian enoughMarch 26, 2021traditional, tuscan-umbrian, fallComment

creamy garlic herb chicken pockets

“Retro filth pockets” didn’t seem like it was going to be terribly helpful for SEO.

non-italianA @ italian enoughMarch 23, 2021simple, american Comment

fire-roasted ribollita (tuscan bread stew)

Ribollita is a sexier Italian way to say “reboiled stuff,” but I prefer to think of it as soup in a bread bowl that drowned and was subsequently set on fire.

soups & stews, meatlessA @ italian enoughMarch 18, 2021traditional, simple, tuscan-umbrian, healthyishComment

lemon parmesan soup with kale and white beans

First developed in 2014 as an unusual birthday dinner for my mom, the realization in this remake wasn’t how far time has taken us, but rather how nice it is that some things remain the “best of” just by resiliently staying the same.

soups & stewsA @ italian enoughMarch 16, 2021essential, healthyish, originals Comment

brodetto di pesce | italian fish stew in tomato broth with artichokes

The cultural venn diagram of Italian and Balkan has only a very small center overlap, and let me just say that I am living proof these two ingredients can prove somewhat difficult emulsify in the same vessel. But I’m also living proof that, sometimes, it works—and so is this dish.

lazy lasagna soup

It’s a fine line between lasagna soup and hot ass mess, but sometimes you just gotta saddle it up and ride.

soups & stewsA @ italian enoughMarch 11, 2021originals, simple, fallComment

enlightened pasta with peas, pancetta, and garlic-pecorino cream

Put a little PPPP in your back pocket.

pastaA @ italian enoughMarch 5, 2021essential, northern italian, enlightened Comments

unstuffed shells with sausage and creamy roasted red pepper vodka sauce

This pasta is A Lot. A Lot is sometimes too much. Other times it’s exactly how much you want.

pastaA @ italian enoughFebruary 27, 2021cozy, originalsComment

broccoli shells n cheese (aka ho-made velveeta sauce)

If you are someone who’s always been kinda underwhelmed by ho-made mac, it is maybe because you’ve been missing ho-made Velveeta.

mac n cheese, meatless, non-italianA @ italian enoughFebruary 26, 2021american Comments

no-stir truffle oven risotto with truffle and mushroom

If risotto is Italian to the core—technique driven, regionally specific, and deceptively tough to get right—then oven risotto, which is the same dish while being absolutely none of those things, is definition Italian Enough.

risotto, meatlessA @ italian enoughFebruary 20, 2021romance, tuscan-umbrian, fallComment

greek baked chicken meatballs (keftedes)

Not an Italian meatball recipe.

meats, non-italianA @ italian enoughFebruary 16, 2021greekComment

Green chile queso mac and cheese

Mac n cheese dreams are made of sodium citrate. What?

mac n cheese, meatless, non-italianA @ italian enoughFebruary 14, 2021southwesternComment

gilt bar's truffle pecorino pasta

Expensive pasta for people who survived the fever-dream delusion of not wanting (or knowing how) to grow up.

pastaA @ italian enoughFebruary 14, 2021essential, originals Comment

no-stir oven risotto alla carbonara

Roman love is pork fat emulsified with egg, smothered over carbs and topped in cheese—but maybe this is the year to open your heart to that love in some form other than pasta.

risottoA @ italian enoughFebruary 11, 2021originals, roman-romagnaComment

low-key tuscan kale gratin

The question, “what do I make to go with ___?” can always be answered with: vegetables treated like they’re mac and cheese.

sides, meatlessA @ italian enoughFebruary 10, 2021holidayComment

chicken kale noodle soup with ho-made broth

Like an old school Chicken With Stars soup, only not canned and for adults.

soups & stewsA @ italian enoughFebruary 8, 2021originals, cozy, healthyishComment

minimalist minestrone

AKA an easy, veg-heavy, weeknight-friendly “oh, are you sure you have to go so soon?” sendoff for all the random stuff that’s been in your fridge slash pantry for way too long and yes, it absolutely does have to go now.