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Marsala Wine is the Magic Ingredient in this Golden Beet Soup

This soup hits all the right notes for a weeknight dinner in winter: It’s easy to prepare, warming, filling and healthy.

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ITALIAN RECIPES

Recipes

This Sicilian Chicken With Couscous Tastes Best When You Use the “Brick Trick”

Saffron, cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg and cloves — combined with dried fruit and tomatoes — make this Sicilian dish incredibly flavorful. But what you really want to get right is the chicken crust.

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This Isabella d’Este-Inspired Lemon Cake Looks Like a Rose Bouquet

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This Ribollita Recipe Will Make Your Kitchen Feel Like a Tuscan Trattoria

Ribollita is a hearty but healthy soup from the Tuscan cucina povera tradition — the perfect thing to make on a chilly weekend.

Recipes

This Nutty Custard Recipe Uses Ancient Rome’s Preferred Sweetener

A version of this nutty custard recipe dates back to the ancient Roman cookbook De re coquinaria by Marcus Gavius Apicius. You’ll want to make this again and again — and the ingredients are probably…

Recipes

Marsala Wine is the Magic Ingredient in this Golden Beet Soup

This soup hits all the right notes for a weeknight dinner in winter: It’s easy to prepare, warming, filling and healthy.