•4-5 cloves garlic •3 cups olive oil •2 standard supermarket-size bags fresh/washed baby spinach •2 tablespoons butter •1 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour •2 cups milk •2 tablespoons sour cream •Salt ...

“For me, today, pastitsio is pure comfort. But it’s not a dish that was around very often when I was growing up,” says Christina Xenos, a Los Angeles-based chef and cookbook author who won an episode ...

DIRECTIONS Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Bring 8 quarts water to a rolling boil and add 2 tablespoons salt. Roughly chop the Swiss chard, discarding the rough stems. Add the Swiss chard to the ...

We head for the small town of Ferrara in northern Italy. Head chef Daniele Masiero will be showing us how to make a pasta pie called Pasticcio Ferrarese. The dish is based on a recipe dating back to ...

Pasticciotti with rice cream—let me tell you—it's like a little taste of Southern Italy right at your table. Really. It's a ...

I admit the pasticciotto pie takes some effort to make, but it is richly rewarding and will last for days. Credit: Paola Bacchia This recipe needs to be started one day in advance.