The wonder of artichokes. Easy to prepare in a light sauce with garlic olive oil and parsley. A healthy choice and a delicious one.

Rigatoni with tomato sauce and eggplant cubes. Superb

 Rigatoni with fried cauliflower and broccoli in a EVO and butter sauce. Very tasty.

         Rigatoni with radicchio and walnuts. This is a simple dish that is popular in northern Italy it's not only delicious, but it makes a great picture.

         Rigatoni al sugo di melanzane or rigatoni with eggplant sauce, A very savory dish suggested by Chef Stefano  Barbato. 

 This is what is comically known as Sunday gravy but in this case I prepared authentic salsa alla bolognese or bolognese sauce. I naturally used imported Italian rigatoni. A feast to the palate. Un piatto goloso.