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Multi grain bread! This looks like a great cookbook!!!

Carbonara pasta... gotta love bacon and egg and pasta!!! YUMMY!!!

Easy italian here means also making fresh pasta in the time it takes to boil the pot of water. I use Jamie Oliver's friend Gennaro's method to make pasta in about 3 minutes - check out this podcast:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boSyVjkf4to

While the pasta rests 5-10 minutes before rolling and cutting, I pull out the food processor and mix 1 cup of toasted walnuts, 1/2 cup of fresh basil, a clove of garlic and olive oil (adding slowly, probably around 1/2 to 3/4 cup in total) until I get a decent pesto. I usually season it, adding salt and ground pepper.

Now the pesto's done, just quickly roll out the pasta, roll it up into a tight jelly roll and slice to the thickness you want...easy!

Boil the fresh pasta (takes far less time - watch it), top with sauce and freshly grated grana padano.

A very easy way to impress your date!

I like to make my own homemade pasta. It's time consuming but worth it.

I like making a cold spaghetti salad in the summer. I use whatever I happen to have on hand at the moment. Cooked spaghetti mixed with some diced tomatoes, red onion, green pepper, black olives, etc. Add some EVOO and red wine vinegar with some garlic salt, pinch or two of sugar, some salad supreme and some parmesan cheese. Yum!

Pasta Roni and Hamberhelper!I'm in dire need of a cookbook *smiles*

Making ravioli is fun!

Lasagne made with ground turkey and three types of cheese. garrettsambo@aol.com

I like to cook a lot of Giada's Pasta recipes. My favorite is the Lasagna Rolls with Spinach and Proscuitto.

Homemade macaroni & cheese

I would say a good hearty spaghetti.

My mom makes this amazing bacon mac and cheese with charred peppercorn bacon and lots and lots of garlic!