Al limone with cream [pasta] from Six Seasons of Pasta: A New Way with Everyone's Favorite Food (page 114) by Joshua McFadden and Martha Holmberg

  • lemons
  • pecorino Romano cheese
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  • Serves : 2

  • EYB Comments

    Can substitute fettucine or pappardelle for Mafaldine.

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    Can substitute fettucine or pappardelle for Mafaldine.

  • apalmer91 on January 17, 2026

    The sauce to pasta ratio was a bit off (too much pasta for my taste)- but tasty and simple recipe!

  • SheilaS on October 22, 2025

    This is another of classics or “any season” recipes with a little lesson on working with cream-based sauces. I like that this version is all about the lemon. Other recipes in my books add other flavors - anchovy, nutmeg, basil, garlic, shallot, chile flakes - all good, but I appreciated the simplicity of this sauce. He adds a generous amount of lemon zest early on to infuse into the cream but holds the lemon juice to the very end where it’s added off the heat to avoid a cooked lemon flavor. I reduced the amount of pasta and added snap peas and yellow bell pepper so I could call it a meal.

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