Host an Italian night
Two tables: Sunday lasagne as the primo, and a Roman bowl of cacio e pepe.
An Italian house does not stack lasagne, risotto, and cacio e pepe as a pasta tasting. Each is a primo. Cook one. If you want tiramisù, it comes later as dolce, not as a side.
Risotto ai funghi is a third night if you still want the north.
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Sunday lasagne
The primo of the house. No risotto. No cacio e pepe.
Lasagne alla Bolognese is ragù, besciamella, and sheets. It arrives in the baking dish. A little antipasto can come first. A green salad can follow. Fruit or a small dolce if the table is still full.
Do not serve another pasta. Do not put risotto on the same cloth.
The clock
- Morning: ragù.
- Assemble and bake.
- Rest ten minutes; salad after the pasta.
Cook these free recipes
- Lasagne alla Bolognese — The free Sunday primo.
Roman cacio e pepe
Pecorino, pepper, pasta water. The baking dish stays in the cupboard.
Cacio e pepe is a Roman bowl. The sauce is cheese and starch, not cream. A bitter salad after. Wine.
Lasagne is Sunday. Risotto is another night in the north.
The clock
- Boil water.
- Toast pepper; emulsify cheese with pasta water.
- Bowl, salad, espresso.
Cook these free recipes
- Cacio e Pepe — The free Roman primo.
Set one pasta in the middle. Find a tegame or a moka the same way as the pantry — a search, not a single listing that disappears.
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When you want the rest of the map — more primi, sauces, and the Sunday extras — Authentic Italian Cuisine is the book that keeps the table going. Read how the table is set before people arrive.
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