Cornmeal was a staple in Lidia’s childhood in Italy. "I recall this simple… With this recipe from Lidia's Italy, it isn’t hard to make feather-light gnocchi. The main thing to keep in mind ...

Plus, she shared her nutty tip for making the best pesto with whatever you have on hand. A simple pasta dinner can be a real lifesaver on busy weeknights—after all, we don’t know where we’d ...

Lidia Bastianich has been ... She has hundreds of recipes under her belt, but Bastianich keeps returning to her two ...

Squash is a vegetable much used in the Italian cuisine, for soups, for pasta fillings, risottos and baked, grilled or roasted as vegetable side dish or main course. The flavor of Lidia’s ...