Check out Presto Pasta #73

Katie at Thyme for Cooking did an awesome roundup for Presto Pasta Night #73. Check it out and you'll see what I mean...great meals...even an engagement!

Next week, I'll be hosting so send your entries to Ruth AT 4everykitchen DOT com. And if you don't have your own blog, just email the recipe and I'll be happy to post it for you.

For tips and guidelines on sharing a recipe...check here.

If you're interested, please join the Presto Pasta Night Gang on My Facebook and let's see where the fun takes us all this year!

And if you'd like to be a Presto Pasta Night Host, email me directly at Ruth@4everykitchen.com

Presto Pasta Night #72

As they say...better late than never....

Presto Pasta Night Roundup #72

and all twenty two tasty dishes are ready for you to check out.

It's not to early to be thinking of what you're going to send to the lovely and funny Katie of Thyme for Cooking who will be doing a magnificent job, I know. You can send your fantastic entries to her at thyme2.kate AT gmail DOT com

Presto Pasta Night Roundup 71

It's Friday and....Presto Pasta Night Roundup #71 is up and filled with 26 wonderful pasta creations. It was hosted by the fantastic Gay - a real Scientist in the Kitchen and she did a great job putting it all together. So thanks a million for a job well done!

Next week, I'll be hosting so send your entries to Ruth AT 4everykitchen DOT com. And if you don't have your own blog, just email the recipe and I'll be happy to post it for you.

For tips and guidelines on sharing a recipe...check here.

If you're interested, please join the Presto Pasta Night Gang on My Facebook and let's see where the fun takes us all this year!

And if you'd like to be a Presto Pasta Night Host, email me directly at Ruth@4everykitchen.com

Once Again...Pasta & Sauce Ratios

Back in October 2007, Mark Bittman wrote about changing his perspective on the ratio of pasta to sauce. He used to follow the mantra of more pasta to sauce, but times have changed. Frankly, even as a girl, I loved spaghetti with meat sauce...or should I say tons of meat sauce with some spaghetti. So glad to know I'm now cool.

In the link to Mark's video and NY Times article, there are three very delicious pastas...one with chickpeas & chorizo with bread crumbs, another with winter squash and tomatoes, and the third with green beans and tofu sticks.

After reading his article then, I wrote my own take and tried his chickpea & chorizo...one word...AWESOME.

Of course, Mario Batali has the opposite take on ratios..."...sauce is just a condiment. It should never be soup." I couldn't leave you without some of his recipes, so you can make up your own mind.

So...what's your point of view when it comes to pasta/sauce ratio?

Gluten Free Pasta

I've been asking for ideas for articles for Presto Pasta Nights. And to date, I've received a couple of great requests.

The first was for video demonstrations to make our own pasta. And although there seem to be lots of choices when you do a Google search, but I really didn't find too many that I wanted to share...so I shared a few I found helpful.

Another request was for gluten free pasta making...again, a challenge, although there are now lots of packaged gluten-free pastas out there these days. But I visited my favorite gluten free blogger Shauna of Gluten Free Girl and found an old recipe of hers for Homemade Gluten Free Ravioli with Spinach, Potato & Goat Cheese filling that sounds divine even for those of us who are lucky enough not to have allergies or celiac disease.

If you know of any other great links to help those with food related diseases or allergies, leave a comment or email me with ideas and I'll share them with everyone.

I'm still looking for topics of interest to pasta lovers...so send me your ideas, too. ruth@4everykitchen.com

This week's Presto Pasta Night Roundup #70 is at Once Upon a Feast and next week, July 5-July 10 our wonderful host will be Gay, that fantastic Scientist in the Kitchen

Send your entries directly to ascientistinthekitchen AT gmail DOT com

Check for her roundup on July 11