There are as many versions of lasagna as there are cooks. Filling ingredients vary; but there are two main sauces used, a red and a white. You can alternate them between the layers of pasta and filling. Start with red on the very bottom and ending with white on the top; but do it the way you like it best. That's the Italian grandmother's way!

Food that is good for you and easy to make. Italian classics ad never-ending dishes...

This week Alica Smith and Chef Neil cook an Italian chili that's sure to please all the fans.

Simple, no-effort dishes, with clear uncomplicated flavours are called for after all the rich Christmas feasting. I went looking for a recipe to cook some good Karoo lamb shoulder chops.

Go on a culinary adventure like no other in this gastric-busting Time Management game! Build your career one dish at a time as you start at the bottom of the culinary ladder as a line cook in a local Italian restaurant with dreams of one day becoming a world class 5 Star French chef.

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