Theresa of Food Hunter's Guide to Cuisine was a most gracious Presto Pasta Night host. The roundup is fantastic - so thanks to all who contributed. As usual, I have the dilemma of which gorgeous dish to try first. It will be a challenge since they all look awesome. Check it out . It's my turn next w...

Thanks Wiffy, Noob Cook and PPN host extraordinaire! Your presentation of this week's Presto Pasta Night roundup is beautiful. I love it! Thanks so much for a job well done. And congratulations! This is the earliest roundup ever. Thanks everyone for all your tasty pasta dishes. The hard part is choo...

All I can say is.... WOW!!! What an awesome week. And first I must apologize for using words like awesome, delicious, gorgeous, glorious, spectacular over and over...even the thesaurus couldn't help me. Same goes for "shares", "brings", "makes"...but I hope you overlook my vocabulary weaknesses and ...

The Happiest of New Years to everyone! I've been suffering from withdrawal without new Presto Pasta Night Roundups for the last couple of weeks. Good thing I could go through previous roundups to try out some that I missed during the year. The holidays are over, and all our resolutions made (or not)...

I love Donna Hay, at least her Donna Hay Magazine and any of her books - Off The Shelf: Cooking From the Pantry is a particular favorite of mine. The photos have me drooling and the dishes are so simple to prepare, there is absolutely no excuse for not cooking. Is that a sentence? Oh well, you know ...

With all the joyful chaos of bringing a new baby into the world...it's hard work even for a Grandma...I finally got to make some Chili Mac , take a photo and write up the recipe for My Favorite Chili . I know it looks like Spaghetti Bolognese, but the taste is quite different. I used Bucantini, so t...

First of all...my apologies. You are probably wondering where the pasta is? After all this is my entry for this week's Presto Pasta Night , graciously hosted by Daphne of More Than Words. And to add insult to injury... well read on. When I was a kid in Montreal, my father would take us to Piasso Tom...

You might know the expression "the best laid schemes o' mice and men often go astray", Robert Burns. And this week we have another divergence... A communications challenge with her domain host has Inge trying to quickly resolve her issues... Vanielje Kitchen . And we will be patient because she has ...

This is just the temporary home of Presto Pasta Night #87 until The Cooking Diva overcomes technical issues. So if you sent in an entry to Chef Melissa last week and want to be included just send your link here to ruth (at) 4everykitchen (dot) com so I can do a running roundup...meaning I'll keep ad...

I had every intention on making Robin Miller's Artichoke manicotti in Pesto Cream tonight (mentioned last week). I bought fresh basil (which never lasts more than 2 days here in Halifax, no matter how I store it), ricotta cheese, and manicotti pasta. I always have a jar or two of artichoke hearts in...