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Here you find lots of good tips and step by step instructions on the basics of Italian cooking!

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  1. Sarika says

    December 13, 2016 at 11:40 pm

    this article is really useful for me. Thanks for sharing It.

    Reply
  2. Sarah says

    October 3, 2011 at 8:20 pm

    wow… thanks for all this information. this is a great one-stop post for the most needed how-tos

    Reply
  3. Amy @ Gastronome Tart says

    July 22, 2011 at 2:14 am

    WOW WOW WOW! I really LOVE this idea!!!! I have never made my own butter either, but since we food blog, we obviously use a lot of it. Thanks for the recipe. I will be trying this out soon once I get some leftover buttermilk.

    Reply
  4. Lindsey@Lindselicious says

    July 22, 2011 at 1:19 am

    I have buttermilk left over from a recipe I did last week. I hate to throw it away, especially since I dont think I will have time to bake this weekend. I might have time to make homemade butter though!!

    Reply
  5. Divya Yadava says

    July 21, 2011 at 11:18 pm

    Manu – I love the idea of making homemade butter. It’s very common in India for women to make homemade dairy products, but somehow I never learned how to do it! I don’t have a standup mixer, do you think a handheld electric mixer would work?

    Thanks again for the informative post!

    Reply
  6. Giulietta @ Alterkitchen says

    July 21, 2011 at 9:37 pm

    Wow! Your homemade butter is fabulous! 🙂

    Reply
  7. Aroma y Cocina says

    April 11, 2011 at 4:23 am

    Manuela, I am afraid I had missed this receipe before it is really excellent. I will show my sons as they love PASTA.

    Thanks.
    Begoña

    Reply
  8. Berrie Knight says

    March 23, 2011 at 7:38 pm

    thank you so much 🙂 these look so easy and quick..kneeding could be good therapy for my wrist

    Reply
  9. Spinneys Cauldron says

    February 28, 2011 at 5:50 am

    Love the Busiati recipe & method, thank you so much, who needs to go to the little village in Italy during the Summer holidays!!! The very nice patient old lady taught you & your hubby well. Thank you for teaching us 🙂

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  10. Elyse says

    February 27, 2011 at 12:19 pm

    Love this post! I always throw my spaghetti against the wall to check if it’s done 🙂 The first time I did that in front of my boyfriend he thought I was crazy! Thanks for all the tips!

    Reply
  11. Jill Colonna says

    February 26, 2011 at 5:08 am

    My goodness. What a great post and so helpful, complete with videos, too. Thank you for sharing. It never fails to surprise me the number of people who actually buy ready made pasta already sitting in too much sauce from well known supermarket chains. They should all have to read your techniques!

    Reply
  12. Aroma y Cocina says

    February 25, 2011 at 10:23 pm

    It will be nice to have a piece of pizza this weekend!
    Thanks!

    Reply
  13. Hester Casey - Alchemy says

    February 20, 2011 at 10:48 pm

    Great post Manu. I will have to try those perfect gnocchi!

    Reply
  14. Spinneys Cauldron says

    February 16, 2011 at 5:54 pm

    Helloooooo Manu, Great recipe & instruction ..I love pasta, but rarely have it but when we do . . love it al dente HATE it soft, it tastes like a different food a food we dislike immensely 🙂 Love the dough recipe, never have pizza either as Hubbys hates Pizza even more than he thought he hated pasta!!! (until I made him my carbonara & the spaghetti was perfect, al dente & served immediately) I used to go to an Italian Restaurant, they used to serve the THE most divine pizza. I’ve never yet been able to convince hubby, pizza can be delicious .. . maybe now .. 🙂 Thank you for the recipe next time he fancies something tasty but doesn’t quite know what .. . I do!!

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    • Manu says

      February 17, 2011 at 3:23 pm

      Hehehe I agree 100%… pasta should be eaten al dente and HOT… can’t just leave it there… you have to eat it immediately! 😉

      Reply
  15. Leanna @ Raptortoe.com says

    February 16, 2011 at 4:23 pm

    THIS IS AWESOME! I love very picture/instruction heavy posts! I’m a very visual spatial person, so this is great! I’ve never made gnocchi before, but there a polish version I’ve made before. Kopitka. I think it has a slightly higher potato content, but sooo good.

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    • Manu says

      February 17, 2011 at 3:21 pm

      Thanks Leanna! I have never had kopitka before, but they sound yummy!

      Reply
  16. Kankana says

    February 16, 2011 at 2:47 pm

    I cook Pasta at least once a week .. and initially it used to become soggy .. but now it is doing fine .. and recently I learn about adding salt while boiling them. This post has some great information

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    • Manu says

      February 17, 2011 at 3:20 pm

      Thanks Kankana, I hope this post can help you and others as well… as I said, I believe that knowing how to cook pasta the correct way is very important to enjoy Italian food… 😉

      Reply
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    February 16, 2011 at 1:45 pm

    Very informative and looks amazing.

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