Filled with beans, greens, pasta (or rice), and chunky vegetables in a richly flavored tomato broth, this hearty soup is pure Italian comfort food. No single recipe dictates minestrone ...

Cut the bread into ½-inch-thick slices. On each slice, spread butter generously, then top with an anchovy fillet.

Remove the bread from the Dutch oven and let it cool on a rack for at least 1 hour before slicing. Picture a bowl of soup or a salad without a slice of crusty bread to go with it. Worse still ...

"The recipe calls for risotto rice, Italian rice varieties that are high in a particular type of starch, with grains that are ...