Presto Pasta Night Roundup #120 is Great!

Katerina of Daily Unadventures in Cooking did a brilliant job of hosting this week's Presto Pasta Night Roundup...but don't take my word for it...stroll through all the delectable goodies yourself.

Thanks everyone for your fantastic dishes and continued interest in making it all happen.

Don't forget that next week, Graziana of Erbe in Cucina will be hosting. I can't wait to check it out and I haven't even finished drooling my way through this week's episode. Send your entries to scrivi (at) erbeincucina (dot) it and cc me ruth (at) 4everykitchen (dot) com.

Guidelines to share your pasta dishes.

And if you'd like to host a Presto Pasta Night Roundup yourself, just send me an email. August 28th is available as well as lots of dates in the fall. What are you waiting for...it's great fun and a fabulous way to get introduced to other awesome bloggers.

Thanks everyone for a truly wonderful roundup this week. Couldn't do it without you all!

Presto Pasta Night #119

Presto Pasta Night #119 is up and wonderful, thanks to Kait of Pots and Plots.

I'm on vacation, so I'll do all the things I do once I'm back home next week.

Thanks everyone for a great selection and remember that Katerina of Daily Unadventures in Cooking will be our fabulous host next week. Send your entries to dailyunadventures (at) gmail (dot) com and cc me ruth (at) 4everykitchen (dot) com.

Presto Pasta Night #118

Daphne of More Than Words did a fantastic job of hosting this week's Presto Pasta Night.

Everyone surpassed themselves this week...each and every dish is awesome! But don't take my word for it, check it out yourself.

Next week, the fabulous Kait of Pots and Plots jumps right in as host.

Send your entries to potsandplots (at) gmail(dot) com and cc me ruth (at) 4everykitchen (dot) com and check for the roundup on June 26.

Guidelines to share your pasta dishes.

And if you'd like to host a Presto Pasta Night Roundup yourself, just send me an email. August 28th is available as well as lots of dates in the fall. What are you waiting for...it's great fun and a fabulous way to get introduced to other awesome bloggers.

Thanks everyone for a truly wonderful roundup this week. Couldn't do it without you all!

Presto Pasta Night #117 - Here with Bells On

A truly excellent Presto Pasta Night Roundup this week. I know...they all are! That's true, too. So I won't bother to put in my two cents worth because, like you, I just want to get on to the dishes.

That said, Katie of Thyme for Cooking deserves kudos. She did an awesome job hosting and every one of the nineteen entries are fantastic. Always the same dilemma...where to start....

Next week Daphne of More Than Words, fresh back from a honeymoon, will be our gracious host . Send your entries to her - daphnesu16 (at) yahoo (dot) com and cc me ruth (at) 4everykitchen (dot) com

Guidelines to share your pasta dishes.

And if you'd like to host a Presto Pasta Night Roundup yourself, just send me an email. August 28th is available as well as lots of dates in the fall. What are you waiting for...it's great fun and a fabulous way to get introduced to other awesome bloggers.

Thanks everyone for a truly wonderful roundup this week. Couldn't do it without you all!

At Last - This Week's Presto Pasta Night - Worth the Wait

I know, I know...you've all be tapping your fingers, doing that eye-roll and sighing, wondering where this week's roundup is.

Well finally...this week's Presto Pasta Night Roundup which is stellar! No surprise there but lots of tasty treats, and Spring is definitely in the air. Thanks all for sending in your awesome dishes.

Next week Katie of Thyme for Cooking who never has much to do...just kidding - I don't know many people juggling more balls than Katie...will be our gracious host . Send your entries to her - thyme2.kate (at) gmail (dot) com and cc me ruth (at) 4everykitchen (dot) com

Guidelines to share your pasta dishes.

And if you'd like to host a Presto Pasta Night Roundup yourself, just send me an email. There are still some open slots for June and lots of dates in the summer. What are you waiting for...it's great fun and a fabulous way to get introduced to other awesome bloggers.

Thanks everyone for a truly wonderful roundup this week. Couldn't do it without you all!

A Great Spring Presto Pasta Night Roundup

Sara of I'm a Food Blog was our awesome host for this week's Presto Pasta Night Roundup. She did an amazing job with great commentary. Don't know how she did that with her mouth full of fantastic pastas, but...glad she did. Asparagus seemed to be the starring ingredient. Spring is definitely here.

Thanks to all the terrific contributors for sharing your tasty treats with us. For the first-timers out there...hope to see you back often. For the regulars (notice I did not say "old-timers") thanks for making this a perferred place to be every Friday.

Next week it's my turn, so send your entries to me: ruth (at) 4everykitchen (dot) com

Some guidelines if you're a first time PPNer and if you're interested in hosting, check it out and drop me a line. Some in July & August are still open. Everyone loves the chance to host and meet new food bloggers...join the fun!

Garofalo Pasta Needs Very Little Help

I recently received a couple of packages of Garofalo pasta to try....I'm always open to trying new products, but I only write about the ones I love. And these cuties....I love! It's from Gragnano, Italy and is very popular "back home". Hopefully it will become a household name on this side of the ocean as well.

The bag of lumachine is waiting for a cold day so I can make some soup. Those tiny "snail" shells will be so good with a brothy, tomato based soup with lots of seasonal veggies and herbs.

The bag of penne mezzani rigate (which even sounds delightful - Italian is not the language of love for nothing!), on the other hand, is empty...sigh! These miniature penne made an awesome quick dish of pasta, so simple there really is no recipe....
...just add some creamy goat cheese (Ran Cher Acres right here in Nova Scotia is awesome and my first stop at the Halifax Farmers Market) as much as you like to hot, freshly cooked pasta - the heat will melt the goat cheese into the creamiest sauce ever; add some fresh vegetables - it's Spring so blanched asparagus and baby spinach were tossed in this time with a juice and zest of a lemon and some freshly ground black pepper. It's the perfect adult Mac 'n Cheese.

Don't forget that Sara of I'm a Food Blog is hosting this week's Presto Pasta Night. Send your entries to her at - sara (at) imafoodblog (dot) com and cc me ruth (at) 4everykitchen (dot) com by Thursday, May 28th...where has the month gone!

See you at the roundup!