What’s That? It’s Pasta Day!

Often when I sit down to write a new tribute to whatever National Day is on the calendar, I like to read the prior posts. It would be so boring to keep regurgitating the same introduction over and over. Guess what I discovered? Last year, for whatever reason, we didn’t bother with Pasta Day.

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National Pasta Day Made Easy

Today is National Pasta Day. Pasta to me is an expression of all things Italian. Once upon a time, Hubby and I loved a little hole in the wall Italian restaurant. It was – how do I put this – reminiscent of a Speak Easy or Private Dinner Club run by the mob.

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It’s National Pasta Day – Hooray!

October is National Pasta Month, and today is National Pasta Day. Did you know there are over 150 different kinds of Common Pastas to choose from? According to the Encyclopedia of Pasta (yeah, a real thing) there are 310 specific kinds of pasta, with 1,300 different names. While noodles were invented in China, pasta is usually associated with Italian Cooking. Yet pasta can be found in dishes worldwide.

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