gobble pasta

i recently purchased a cookbook.  yes, me.  it's like a memoir/cookbook... i love a cookbook that reads like a novel.  dinner: a love story by jenny rosenstrach has been enjoyable thus far.  she and her husband are passionate about nightly family dinners with their two daughters - and swear it's possible if things are kept simple and fun.  she actually has a diary of every single dinner she's made since 1998!

the back to school routine is underway yet i don't think stefan and i have gotten back into the dinner making rhythm yet... so i am trying to help us out with doing some research via dinner: a love story.  who knows, maybe i will learn something and start cooking up a storm.  i have already dog-eared a recipe, a simple curry that i plan to make this week. there is hope.

when jenny writes about meaningful meals i immediately thought about the gobble pasta that stefan has prepared since kai was a little one. it's a meal on heavy rotation in my house.  tagliatelle with ragu became gobble pasta after watching kai devour his huge plate of pasta each and every time it was placed in front him (not surprising since he does have italian blood in him after all!).  do share any meaningful meals you love to cook for your loved ones, i'd love to hear about it!

stefan adapted the recipe slightly from the original found in the food of italy cookbook