Once your pasta has boiled ... simply stir together the reserved melted white chocolate and pistachio paste until smooth. Then, use a small spoon to drizzle this mixture all over the chocolate ...

This is really Anna del Conte’s recipe, only I in slovenly fashion use shop-bought chocolate pasta. The ready-made stuff is not available everywhere, but it is worth tracking down for this ...

Many people forget that it is only the addition of sugar that makes chocolate sweet –– imaginative cooks, especially in Italy, have been using it as a spice for centuries, including in pasta.

When my children were younger, instead of my husband and I going out to eat, I would make a special meal that everyone would ...

A composite image with pistachio paste in the middle surrounded by pistachio pesto, chocolate cups, croissants, and pistachio pasta - Static Media / Shutterstock ...