Whetting Your Presto Pasta Night Appetite

I thought I'd share some awesome dishes I found while doing a little pasta surfing, just to whet your appetite for your own Presto Pasta Night entry. I'm hosting this week over at Once Upon a Feast. Check it out and then send in a pasta dish of your own. Just mention Presto Pasta Night, and me and then email your URL link to ruth (at) 4everykitchen (dot) com
So, in no particular order and I'll leave the photos to them...

101 Cookbooks (a favorite spot of mine - gorgeous photos, delicious dishes... in other words, perfect and this Winter Pasta with all its greens is high on my list of must makes.

ifoodtv has its own list of pasta blogs for you to surf.

BBC Good Food I stumbled across this Peas, Bacon & Macaroni in an old email and think it's perfect for winter as well as summer. Here are even more tasty baked pastas from them.

Check out fineCooking's Culinary School Videos of Homemade Pasta Dishes.

I could go on forever, but I think it's time for you to dig in and choose your own favorite. Happy Pasta Hunting!

Presto Pasta Night Roundup #191

It's a little late this week, but Presto Pasta Night Roundup #191 was worth the wait and Denise of Oh Taste n See , our wonderful host this week, did a great job putting it all together. Thanks everyone for those mouth watering pasta plates.

Next week it's back to me, so start thinking about what you're planning on making for PPN #192 and send your entry to me ruth (at) 4everykitchen (dot) com by Thursday.

The Latest Presto Pasta Night Roundup - Wonderful, as Usual

Debbi, of Debbi Does Dinner hosted Presto Pasta Night #190 and what a great job she did. Of course, she couldn't have done it without all these luscious dishes... provided by some wonderful food bloggers. Thanks everyone for such a great job. But enough from me... dig in!

And don't forget that next week, Denise of Oh Taste n See will be hosting. Just share a pasta, mention Presto Pasta Night, Denise & Oh Taste N See with a link and email to ohtastenseeblog (at) gmail (dot) com with a cc to me: ruth (at) 4everykitchen (dot) com.

PPN #189 Roundup

UPDATE: Helen's feeling better and here's the real PPN #189 Roundup.

Poor Helen, of Fuss Free Flavours is still feeling poorly. We're all hoping you get better soon. In the meantime, since it's already Sunday, I thought I'd do a temporary roundup with entries from those of you who cc'd me. If your delicious pasta is missing, send me the link and I'll add it.

Andrea of NummyKitchen sent it a very yummy Mushroom Mascarpone Pasta

Nico of Cocoa & Coriander shared this Great Northern Beans in Tomato Olive Sauce over Linguine. Who says meatless can't be meaty!

Pam From Apples to Zucchini brought another meatless pasta - Roasted Butternut Squash Lo Mein that looks tasty.

Deb of Kahakai Kitchen shares not only a lovely sounding Ditali Con Ceci e Vongole, but a terrific cookbook as well.

So far it looks like a totally vegetarian day - but even I, the supreme carnivore would be happy with any of the above and a dish of this one from Claire of Chez Cayenne - Spicy Rice Noodle Stir Fry.

Rachel, The Crispy Cook whipped up a gluten free Spaetzel with Mushroom Sauce.

Lime Cake made this Shredded Tofu Salad that has me drooling for summer, but she assures me that it's awesome for the winter, served warm.

I love pesto and Sarah of Maison Cupcakes shared this one that I know I'd have to travel far to find... Cobnut Pesto Pasta.

Libby of The Allergic Kid made an awesome Homemade Pumpkin Pasta with Turkey Sausage that was inspiring.

Little Inbox's Flat Noodle sounds more romantic as Koay Teow Th'ng, but looks awesome either way.

Joanne, who Eats Well With Others and always shares... brings a delicious looking Asian Noodle Salad with Cashew Dressing.

Jen of Tastes of Home made this heavenly Rice Noodle Soup with Roast Duck & Shimeji Mushrooms.

Heather, Girlichef made a very sexy Gnocchi with Mizithra & Sage Brown Butter... need I say more?

Beth at Seventh Level of Boredom made this Giada variation that sounds wonderful even before seeing it. Sciue, Sciue.

I love the fun theme that Claudia of Honey From Rock came up with... Black & White Orzo Cheesey Bake.

Poor Helen was too sickly to even submit one of her own tasty pastas, but I did manage a couple of posts of my own...
Chili Mac, from my childhood, honoring my dad who was a WWII war hero for Remembrance Day.
and some garlicy shrimp options from me and... well lots of other chefs.

Next week Debbi of Debbi Does Dinner will be our lovely host. Send your entries to crabbymomofthree (at) comcast (dot) net and cc me - ruth (at) 4everykitchen (dot) com by Thursday, November 18 . And if I've left anyone off this roundup, please email me your link.

Presto Pasta Night Roundup #189

I know there's another great Presto Pasta Night Roundup this week, but unfortunately our wonderful host, Helen of Fuss Free Flavours is under the weather and won't be able to finish her post until tomorrow. They say patience is a virtue, so everyone say a little prayer for Helen, and check back tomrrow.

Thanks everyone for playing along and sharing all our tasty treats. And thanks Helen for hosting once again... great job!

Next week Debbi of Debbi Does Dinner will be our lovely host. Send your entries to crabbymomofthree (at) comcast (dot) net and cc me - ruth (at) 4everykitchen (dot) com by Thursday, November 18

Garlic Shrimp Pasta for Presto Pasta Night

One of my favorite pasta dishes is some version or other of Garlicy Shrimp.

Here are a couple of my own...

Shrimp & Asparagus Orzo with Minty Garlic Sauce

Farfalle with Garlic Shrimp & Pancetta

Here's one from Allrecipes that inspired the post.

Don't forget to send your tasty pasta dish to Helen of Fuss Free Flavours is hosting. You still have a few hours to get your entry in to her. Email: helen (at) fussfreeflavours (dot) com and cc me - ruth (at) 4everykitchen (dot) com

A Great Post Halloween Use of Pumpkins - Pasta of Course

I realized as I was writing this, that, in fact, I really have only one pasta with pumpkin/squash in it. It's from Chatelaine's cookbook - Chatelaine Modern Classics , that I reviewed.

Whole Wheat Pumpkin Mac 'n Cheese

The seeds of the post started right after Hallowe'en and I don't quite know what happened. I dropped the ball... or pumpkin, but it's still worth a read if you want to find some good pumpkin/squash pasta recipes from some great sources...


I love fineCooking and I especially love getting their newsletters. This month's special dish is perfect for Presto Pasta Night. Pasta with Pumpkin, Sausage & Cavolo Nero. You can get the video & recipe here.

Bon Appetit wades in with Pappardelle with Squash, Mushrooms & Spinach - and more.

Then again, there's Canadian Living to the rescue (they have a great newsletter too) with Squash & Spinach Lasagna. Not to mention five other lasagna recipes from Meatball to Lean & Fast Vegetable Lasagna and a few others inbetween.

There are lots more famous pumpkin pasta links out there, so put yours in the comment section please. And don't forget that this weekHelen of Fuss Free Flavours, a great blog. Check it out and then send in a pasta dish of your own - with or without pumpkin! Just mention Presto Pasta Night, Helen (and a link to Fuss Free Flavours) and then email your URL link to helen (at) fussfreeflavours (dot) com and cc me - ruth (at) 4everykitchen (dot) com

Please let me know if you want to have some fun and take over the Presto Pasta Night Hosting reins for a week. 2011 is wide open.

Presto Pasta Night #188 Even Has Dessert

Normally, I let everyone know about the week's Presto Pasta Night Roundup with the usual numbered PPN logo - this week it's #188, but I had to share our dessert pasta entry... You'll have to check out all the delicious pastas to see where it's from.

Thanks, all you awesome pasta makers. And don't forget to send your delicious entries to next week's host Helen of Fuss Free Flavours, a great blog. Check it out and then send in a pasta dish of your own. Just mention Presto Pasta Night, Helen (and a link to Fuss Free Flavours) and then email your URL link to helen (at) fussfreeflavours (dot) com and cc me - ruth (at) 4everykitchen (dot) com

Please let me know if you want to have some fun and take over the Presto Pasta Night Hosting reins for a week. 2011 is wide open.