Look Who's Hosting Presto Pasta Nights

To find out about Presto Pasta Nights and find out how to enter...scroll down past the schedule.
Schedule for the next few weeks:

November, 2008 marked a turning point...I'll be hosting once a month and turning over the reins to more guest hosts. If you're interested in hosting a Presto Pasta Night Roundup yourself, check out the guidelines and tips and then email me at ruth@4everykitchen.com

July 2009 schedule:

PPN #121 - July 10
Submit: July 4-9
The host will be Graziana of Erbe in Cucina
Send your entries to scrivi (at) erbeincucina (dot) it and cc me ruth (at) 4everykitchen (dot) com Check for the roundup on July 10

PPN #122 - July 17
Submit: July 11-16
The host will be Joanne of Eats Well With Others
Send your entries to jhbruno87 (at) gmail (dot) com and cc me ruth (at) 4everykitchen (dot) com
Check for the roundup on July 17

PPN #123 - July 24
Submit: July 18-23
The host will be Pam of Sidewalk Shoes
Send your entries to morefromscraps (at) comcast (dot) net and cc me ruth (at) 4everykitchen (dot) com
Check for the roundup on July 24

PPN #124 - July 31
Submit: July 25-30
The host will be Amy of Very Culinary
Send your entries to amy (at) veryculinary (dot) com and cc me ruth (at) 4everykitchen (dot) com
Check for the roundup on July 31

Hard as it is to believe, that last June (2008), Kevin of Closet Cooking was our first guest host. In the spring, I asked for volunteers to host Presto Pasta Nights, hoping that at least a couple of people would want to host. The response was overwhelming. There are still some names on the list, and I apologize if I haven't gotten back to you. It seems that some emails no longer work, some people have fallen off the blogging train and others are just too busy.

So if you'd like to host (March is all taken care of) from April onward, please email me and I'll put together a new updated list. Here are some guidelines, but the bottom line is that it's a fun way to meet new bloggers and connect with some who've been around for a while.

To share a recipe for a roundup:
1. Write your post and e-mail your permalink to the host by Thursday evening so that it can be included in Friday’s roundup. Don’t forget to tell us the name you to go by, your blog’s name, and the name of your dish.

2. Be sure to include a link to that week's host and a mention to Ruth of Once Upon a Feast with the words Presto Pasta Nights in the post. (If you're late, just change the name and link to the following week's host).

Please join the Presto Pasta Night Gang on My Facebook and let's see where the fun takes us all this year!

A Little Presto Pasta Night History...

Presto Pasta Nights has come a long way since it started its journey in March of 2007. Our first roundup had only 8 entries, but each one was awesome. And week after week the word spread. As of June 1, 2008 we've published over 1200 entries from all over the world.

Every week food bloggers around the world photograph and write about their latest pasta creation… if it’s for breakfast, lunch or dinner; served hot or cold; spicy or sweet; from appetizers to mains to desserts, you’ll find it in the roundup published every Friday with links and photos to all the posts.

I hosted the first 66 Presto Pasta Night Roundups all by myself and then decided to share the fun with guest hosts. So this is the place to check out who will be hosting. I'll be updating it regularly so that you can see the next month's hosts at a glance and how to contact them.

For guidelines and tips on sending in an entry or thinking about hosting yourself...check here