Raviolini di Rape e Cipolla col Burro e l’Erba Cipollina

In Italy, except for the thousands of wives and mothers cooking in family trattorie, a professional female chef is next to unknown. One of the few was Anna Gennari, a slight, high-spirited, immensely talented blonde who has since retired as executive chef of the Carlton Hotel’s Royal Grill in Bologna. The following recipe is of her devising.

Onions and pasta are a natural and—to those as fond of onion as I and most other Italians are—a delicious combination. The flavors of th