Pasta grannies

Finding and filming women who still make pasta by hand - a tradition that is disappearing in Italy - videos, recipes and blogs by Pasta Grannies

These ravioli are a speciality of Ascoli Piceno; they're traditionally served at Carnevale but these days cooks will also make them for other special occasions too. Maria doesn't use an exact recipe, so this is my approximation of what she does intuitively through experience. First make the broth

The town of Selva in the Dolomites is known for its hearty dishes, like canederli – bread dumplings – with each household having its own take. Olga, the Pasta Granny behind this dish, serves hers with goulash or a green salad, melted butter and shower of parmesan cheese.

nina on Instagram: "penciarelle ✨ a variation of maltagliati pasta i learned from the Pasta Grannies over the weekend! i tried to not focus so much on precision since maltagliati means badly-cut. i cut my strips roughly 5cm wide, as mentioned in the Pasta Grannies video, then at an angle to create diamond-like shapes. i had fun attempting these penciarelle and working on my sfoglia skills! 💪 i served mine with a tomato passata like the grannies–though i didn't make mine, i used a…

Vicky Bennison and I spoke via Skype from her home in London about fresh vs. dried pasta, the best shapes for beginners, and of course, those lovable grannies.

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Alba shares her recipe for tagliatelle al ragù! This is the Italian equivalent of spaghetti bolognese which is unheard of in Italy. The Accademia...

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Try making these cappelletti this weekend! Leondina's recipe is the following. I have halved the quantities, this will be enough for 5-6 people. For the...