Basics

Tender, egg-y homemade pasta dough will elevate lasagna or fettuccine to new heights, and it’s the only way to make filled pastas like ravioli and cannelloni at home.

Homemade ricotta cheese is sweet and soft, with a consistency that resembles whipped cream more than it does cheese.  It’s luxurious layered into lasagna, but can also…

There’s nothing wrong with sauce from a jar, but this thick, herb-flecked marinara sauce is surprisingly quick and easy to make, with a depth of flavor that blows the jarred stuff away.

You can’t make a good pie without a great pie crust. Here it is.