For the Love of Pasta
Pasta is a staple food of Italian cuisine. It comes in a number
of shapes and varieties, with 310 specific
forms known by over 1300 documented names. In
Italy, the names of specific pasta shapes or types often vary by
locale.
Common forms of pasta include long and short shapes, tubes, flat
shapes or sheets, miniature shapes for soup, those meant to be
filled or stuffed, and specialty or decorative shapes.
Penne
Cylinder-shaped pieces, their ends cut at an angle.
Spaghetti
Long, thin, solid, cylindrical pasta.
Farfelle
Commonly known as bow-tie pasta, ribbon pasta or butterfly pasta.
Rigatoni
Chunky pasta tubes larger than penne.
Cannelloni
Cylindrical type of lasagna generally served baked with a filling and covered by a sauce.
Fusilli Col Buco
Like a corkscrew This is a long, hollow, spiral-shaped pasta.
Tortellini
Usually sold fresh and stuffed with a mixture of meat, egg and cheese.
My Favourite Recipes
Spinach & Ricotta Stuffed Shells
This dish is perfect for a dinner party, makes you feel oh so fancy to pipe the filling into the pasta yourself and but is quick and easy to make.
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Creamy Butternut Squash Pasta
A recipe courtesy of Half Baked Harvest. One of my favourites as autumn is approaching this dish is easy to make and rich in flavour.
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Chorizo Mac & Cheese
My family LOVES this dish, and unlike many other cheesy pastas, this one reheats well so is perfect for making a big dish and enjoying for days on end.
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Avolutely Creamy Carbonara
A healthy twist on your classic carbonara recipe, although italians may say we can't call it that, delicious all the same!
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Pesto Pasta
You can't go wrong when it comes to pesto, make the sauce with whatever pasta you have at home.
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Cauliflower Cheese Pasta
Do you have picky eaters in your house? If so, this dish is for you. It is the perfect way to sneak some veggies into your diet!
Go to RecipeMake your own Pasta
Why not take it one step further and make your own pasta, you only need two ingredients, flour and eggs.If you're feeling adventurous you can add extra ingredients to change the colour, for example add spinach to create green pasta!
Need more pasta in your life - I've got you covered!
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