Pasta with Red Sauce

There are endless possibilities when it comes to Italian pastas. This pasta recipe is both uncomplicated and worth eating with bread to sop up the extra sauce and a good red wine. Making a delicious pasta starts with selecting the shape of the noodle. Choosing has a lot to do with the sauce you are preparing and your mood. Spaghetti is a classic choice. Penne Rigate will catch and hold onto the sauce in its ridges and has a hefty satisfying bite. Orecchiette, pictured above, can capture little bits of the sauce inside the ear shaped cups. A red sauce … Continue reading Pasta with Red Sauce

Salad Capresse

Summer is a time for birthdays. In early June we celebrate my birthday and in early July we celebrate David’s. Coming up with an appropriate appetizer, it turns out, can be as simple as making a salad to have with your champagne.

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