A Pasta Book with a Purpose
Pasta: Take one properly stocked pantry, two pots, and thirty minutes' cooking time, and you'll feed your family delicious, nutritious, imaginative meals any night of the week. That's a promise, and Michele Urvater-author of the award winning Monday-to-Friday Cookbook, "the consummate book for the harried cook" (Chicago Tribune)-marries her timesaving Monday-to-Friday system for weeknight cooking with everyone's favorite food.
A SAMPLING
When You Have Even Less Time to Cook than Usual: Egg and Parmesan Vermicelli Soup. Spaghettini with Parsleyed Olive Oil Sauce. Pasta with Four Cheeses. Garlicky White Beans and Sage with Orecchiette.
When You Can't Eat Together: Hearty Pasta Soup with Herbed Lentils. Speckled Quinoa and Orzo. Far Eastern Mixed-Up Vegetables with Spaghettini.
When Company's Coming: Linguini with Gorgonzola and Walnuts. Scallops and Penne Rigati in a Saffron Broth. Creamed Veal and Apples over Fettuccine.
When You're Cooking for Children: Spinach Tortellini Soup with Cucumbers. Middle Eastern Pasta Pancake. Tarragon Chicken with Bow-Ties.
