Now you can watch us cook, and follow along at home!

We’ve been having some fun cooking some of the Alimentari classics at home. Stop by the shop and grab all (or most) of your ingredients for these simple Italian dishes that you can make it your own kitchen at home.

Stay tuned for more videos to come, and don’t forget to check out our extensive collection of recipes below, with staff contributions!

- Christopher & Sarah

Pizza (Two Ways!)

Watch Christopher show you how our house made pizza dough can be used to make two different styles of pizza…both sooooo delicious.

Tiramisu

Get the whole family in the kitchen to lend their hands with this quick and easy dessert recipe. It’s a real “pick me up”!

Fresh Pasta & Cacio e Pepe

Learn the tips and tricks to making fresh pasta at home from Christopher Terpstra himself! Then, you’ll see how to pull a quick Cacio e Pepe together that is a great weeknight pasta dinner dish.

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Spinach Tagliardi Soup

The stars of this dish are the beautiful green squares of tagliardi pasta, also known as maltagliati or 'badly cut'. These shapes are traditionally born as the scraps of pasta dough left over from cutting other shapes. Waste not want not!

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Tajarin with Porcini Mushrooms and Herbs

Tajarin (pronounced tah-tahreen) is a specialty of the Piedmont region of Northern Italy. The name is a dialect variation of taglierini, which just means thin little ribbons. This pasta often contains a higher egg ratio and has a lovely bite. It's most commonly served with white truffle or leftover roast drippings but here we made a sumptuous, buttery mushroom sauce to coat the pasta.

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Pesto alla Trapanese

A traditional pairing of pasta to condimento hailing from the west Sicilian city of Trapani. Pesto doesn't have to refer to the basil-dominant Genovese style but can be any combination of ingredients pulverized with a mortar and pestle. This variation focuses primarily on tomato, basil, cheese and almonds, which makes for a savoury sweet harmony of flavours.

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Cacio e Pepe Pasta

"Cacio e pepe" is Italian for "cheese and pepper." This meal pleases a crowd despite its simplicity and pleases a cook because of its simplicity. Try our cacio e pepe compound butter to reduce the cooking time even more.

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Truffle Alfredo Spaghettoni

Add a little luxury to your week with this truffle alfredo dish, but make it easy with Stefano Faita Alfredo Sauce. Stefano's Faita sauces were created by two experts in Italian cuisine who reside in Montreal. They're Alimentari approved, and you'll find a variety on our shelves. Check out their website for even more Italian recipes and pay us a visit to pick up everything you need.

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Truffle & Herb Pasta

This truffle & herb dish was born from a fridge cleanout, but that doesn't mean it's not delicious. Maybe you have these ingredients in your fridge already, or maybe you want to visit us to try this meal out. Either way, we highly recommend it.

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Crostini

Do you love bread and cheese? Have a few Alimentari jars in the fridge you're looking to use up? We thought your answers would be yes. Pick up a baguette and cheese spread and you're good to go!

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Artichoke & Mushroom Risotto

Risotto is an example of ultimate Italian savory decadence, bound only by the imagination. Here we've put together a simple but exceptionally flavourful variety using grilled artichokes, broth from our dried porcinis and the especially starchy carnaroli rice.

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