Ultra Quick Farfalle Pasta with Fresh Tomato, Basil and Parm

Fresh pasta sauce: gently saute 3 or 4 chopped tomatoes,

2 or 3 cloves of garlic in a TB of olive oil for 10 minutes

while pasta is cooking.

Finish sauce with a dash of red pepper flakes,

1 Tb of butter, sea salt 

and a 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil.

Can you have pasta if you are trying to lose weight?   Yes!
In Italy pasta is seldom a main dish, it is intended as a side dish, and this explains why Italians do not have the weight issues the US has.

Cheese Ravioli Alfredo

for those fortunate ones who need to gain weight

Tay Marinara Sauce

A fresh, simple 20 minute Marinara Sauce requiring little more than ripe, high flavor tomatoes such as Roma, garlic, olive oil, sea salt, and a dab of butter adds a nice gloss.
Saute 3 cloves minced garlic in 2 Tablespoons olive oil until golden, add 4 chopped tomatoes and simmer 15-20 minutes, sea salt to taste, finish with 1 Tablespoon butter, remove from heat.
A few drops of mild honey or a pinch of sugar may be added if sauce is too acidic

Dress it up:
Crimini(baby bellas, brown button) mushrooms, onions, tomato paste, a splash of red wine if you have it, and fresh Oregano or Basil are a yummy addition,( but it's no longer a Marinara)...saute chopped onions and sliced mushrooms in olive oil over high heat in small batches, add mushrooms/onions and chopped Basil/Oregano to Marinara sauce during final 5 minutes of simmer.
Carnivores may add a one or two sweet and hot Italian Sausage, cooked and drained, added to Marinara during last 10 minutes of simmer

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