Ribollita is a famous Tuscan soup in the true peasant style, a hearty potage made of seasonal vegetables and stale bread. The most traditional ingredients for this soup are (black) kale, stale Tuscan bread, cannellini or borlotti beans and a good extra virgin olive oil. But, of course, since peasants would use whatever vegetable they had available, there are many versions of this recipe depending on location and family tradition.

This is a risotto that is reminiscent of autumn, of long walks in the woods, cosy times with friends and family. Delicious with dried mushrooms, you can also make it with fresh ones, which won't need to be soaked in hot water to get rid of the 'dirt' and to revive the mushroom's flesh. Ideal for any occasion, from everyday cooking, to a dinner with friends or with your significant other, this is a risotto you really must try.

Ravioli is one of the tastiest and most beloved traditional dishes of the Italian culinary art. Everybody knows what ravioli are and loves eating them.. But making them from scratch might be a bit of a bridge too far for many people! Well, no worries: we are here to tell you that you can now have real Italian ravioli ready in just.. a few minutes! Try out Giovanni Rana's ready-made ravioli and dress them with the seasoning we suggest in this recipe! Buon appetito!

If you thought you knew all the possible ways to dress a ravioli dish already, then you'd better think twice: here comes a quite unusual - yet very tasty - way of preparing it! All you need is some quality diced pancetta, radishes (yes, radishes!), rocket leaves, pine nuts, a good extra virgin olive oil and a few more spices: try it out and amaze your guests!

Risotto 'alla Parmigiana' is probably the easiest and best loved risotto recipe, the father of all other risottos and the basis for most of them. There are many ways of making it: while the special ingredient here is obviously Parmigiano Reggiano, the famous hard cheese that gives creaminess, aroma and taste to the risotto, some other items can play an important role too. Try out this special version with egg yolks, for instance!

'Cacio & Pepe' traditionally refers to a Spaghetti dish typical of the Roman culinary culture: a generous pasta dish with plenty of savoury Pecorino (hard goat's) cheese and spicy ground black pepper.. but its Risotto version is equally as amazing! What may look like plain rice is actually an incredibly rich dish flavoured with lots of cheese and pepper.. Definitely a dish you must try!

The 'sea and garden risotto' is a traditional recipe where fish meets vegetables. It's a delicious and very much loved dish, flavourful and pretty easy to make. Ideal on special occasions such as a family get-together or a holiday, but of course it can also be enjoyed on any other day of the year.

The 'Risotto Milanese' is a typical dish of Lombardy cuisine, traditionally made with first class saffron and meat stock. The original recipe actually calls for ox marrow (from 10 g to 50 g) too, to melt with the butter, but we'll stick with a vegetarian, lighter version. Additionally, the dish can be enriched by adding mushrooms, sausage or seafood, thus creating a one pot dish.