Recipes - Casa Ruffoni

A new vegetable to fall in love with – and the easiest way to prep it: braised fennel

A new vegetable to fall in love with – and the easiest way to prep it: braised fennel

In the Ruffoni family we strongly believe that even the simplest recipe can be elevated to take a special pride of place on the table. This is the ...

The Ruffoni secret recipe for... any kind of soup!

After all the festive food and drinks – and with chilly temperatures outside – come January we only want a warming bowl of soup. But even if they a...

The everyday crowd pleaser: Cranberry Orange Crumble

With its warm, sweet fruity filling and its golden, perfectly crunchy topping, the crumble is the ideal companion to breakfasts and merende (the sw...

An Italian weekday go-to: pizza-style scaloppine

In our family, making food is a hobby and a passion, not a chore. We love complex weekend cooking projects, traveling to source a rare ingredient, ...

Elevating the ultimate comfort food: polenta with quail eggs and truffle

When the leaves start to darken and the days get shorter, in Piemonte it's time for polenta – the ultimate cold-weather comfort food. For long cons...

Blog_Between Italy and India: Coconut ginger carrot soup with tadka

Between Italy and India: Carrot soup with coconut, ginger and curry leaf tadka

In the Ruffoni household, veloutés have always been a welcome guest at the weekday table. Comforting and healthy, nourishing soups are easy to make...

A (Pasta) Queen worthy Carbonara

Carbonara is one of the most popular pasta recipes in the world. The secret of this success? A creamy, Italian carbonara is as delicious as it is e...

A summer take on risotto: risotto with perch, sage and brown butter

Often regarded as a winter dish, risotto is made all year round in Italy, choosing different ingredients evoked by the seasons. In summer, this mea...

A weekday favorite from Rome: saltimbocca alla romana

In search of an easy, quick recipe for weekday dinners? Try saltimbocca alla romana! This tasty main course originated in Rome, but quickly earned ...

(Rainbow) red cabbage puréed soup

High in fiber, vitamins and antioxidants, red cabbage is one of those precious, healthy ingredients we try to eat as much as possible, when in seas...

A pasta dressing with a story: the Ruffoni family’s ragù (bolognese sauce)

Ragù (Bolognese sauce) is one of the most representative sauces of traditional Italian cuisine.Rich in taste and character, a good ragù is the perf...

A twist on a classic: spring minestrone with pesto from Liguria

Minestrone is an Italian staple: used by mammas and nonnas nationwide to sneak lots of healthy vegetables into the diet of picky children, it is al...

A Christmas masterpiece: roasted lamb with all the trimmings

Looking for an alternative centerpiece to your Christmas meal? Chef Owen Wyatt’s roasted lamb, braised fennels, glazed carrots and brussels sprouts...

A traditional Thanksgiving dinner with Chef Owen Wyatt

To celebrate Thanksgiving, we asked Chef Owen Wyatt – a California native with a curriculum that includes several Michelin starred kitchens – to te...

Lasagne alla Bolognese – the Ruffoni family's recipe

In Italy, there are almost as many variations of Lasagne as there are families – there is no single “original” or “ultimate” way of making them. Th...