Presto Pasta Night #106 is up

Aquadaze of Served with Love did a brilliant job of hosting this week's Presto Pasta Night. All the dishes look fantastic - so very many unique combinations this week too! I can't wait to start trying them all out. This time I might start by color...pink? green?...who knows. What about you? Will you pick at random? start at the top and work down?...I need a strategy.

Next week is my week, so send all your entries to ruth (at) 4everykitchen (dot) com.

Guidelines for submitting a dish. And if you're interested in hosting - everyone loves it! , just drop me a line.

In the meantime, enjoy a pasta filled weekend.

Presto Pasta Night Roundup #105

Pam of Sidewalk Shoes did a super job of hosting this month's Presto Pasta Night Roundup #105. Thanks for doing a great job and thanks to everyone who sent in all those awesome dishes. Okay...no more talking, let's eat!

Ohhhh...don't forget that next week Aquadaze of Served with Love will be in charge! So send your perfect pastas her way at aquadaze (at) rediffmail (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

Silent Movie & Great Pasta

Or make that "Silent Movie IS Great Pasta"!

Don't you just love the fact that you can have this dinner ready in the time it takes to boil water.

There's even a contest to be won if you head over to The Al Dente Canoodler. ...not to mention some fantastic pasta recipes!

And don't forget that Pam of Sidewalk Shoes is hosting this week's Presto Pasta Night Roundup. So send your entries to morefromscraps(at)comcast(dot)net and cc me too please: 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

A Fantastic Presto Pasta Night #104

Ben of What's Cooking did an awesome job of putting together this week's fantastic Presto Pasta Night Roundup #104. And early enough that most of us have time do shop for a pasta filled weekend. Thanks to everyone for participating.

Enjoy! And don't forget that next week, the delightful Pam of Sidewalk Shoes is hosting, so send lots of goodies her way. Her email: morefromscraps(at)comcast(dot)net and cc me too please: ruth(at)4everykitchen(dot)com.

Guidelines for sharing a pasta dish.

And if you're keen on hosting...check out these simple guidelines and send me an email.

Giada Made Pasta, but No Recipe

One of the sad things about catching some of my favorite chefs on Foodtv is that you can't always get the recipe.

Today, Giada De Laurentiis on Everyday Italian made a fantastic looking roasted eggplant, garlic & cherry tomato pasta. And the truth is, one probably doesn't really need a recipe for it.

She roasted the veggies with a little olive oil, salt & pepper and 1 tsp of red chili pepper flakes at 400F/200C until the tomatoes started to split and the eggplant cubes were soft. I came in late, so I'm not sure about the timing, probably about 30 minutes or so. Then she pulsed it all in a food processor with a small bunch of fresh mint, tossed it with cooked rigatoni and grated some Parmesan over top.

Delicioso...but still...what if I only showed up in the last five minutes? What if someone else just told me about it? Wouldn't it be nice if we could actually get a recipe?

Anyway, enough whining and the dish did look awesome...Wow, I just found the recipe here on food network. com

What are you making for this week's Presto Pasta Night? Ben of What's Cooking is our fantastic host, so email him at ben(dot)herrera (at)whatscooking (dot)us so that he'll be sure to add your tasty treat to the roundup. Please cc me: ruth (at) 4everykitchen (dot)com as well.

If you'd like to host a PPN roundup yourself, check out the details here and drop me an email. It's fun!

Presto Pasta Night Hits the Big Two Year Mark

It's finally here...the big second birthday bash. Check out the wonderful dishes (which will take us at least a month to enjoy).

Next week starts year three for Presto Pasta Night. Ben of What's Cooking will be hosting and you can send your entries directly to him at ben(dot)herrera (at)whatscooking (dot)us so that he'll be sure to capture them all. Please cc me: ruth (at) 4everykitchen (dot)com as well.

A Big Happy Birthday - Presto Pasta Nights is turning TWO tomorrow

I've been so busy with visiting family, that I forgot to come up with a cool new image for the party....oh well.

What are you waiting for...join the big Two Year Birthday Bash and share a recipe with the rest of us Presto Pasta Night lovers.

Write a post, take a pic, mention and link to Presto Pasta Nights and email it to me - ruth (at) 4everykitchen (dot) com by midnight tonight.