Pancetta Bow Tie Pasta

Pasta is often a great go to meal at Casa Linda. It is so easy and quick to prepare and it helps to have leftovers so I can feed it to my family for two nights. We like left overs, especially delicious pasta, it sometimes tastes better the second day once the flavors of the sauce have really been absorbed into the pasta. A funny thing happened; I was taking a small bite of the bowtie pasta last night right after I pulled it from the refrigerator, when my daughter asked me why are you eating cold pasta. I had to laugh because it reminded me of when I was in college and my Italian boyfriend would pull pasta out of his Mother’s refrigerator and eat it cold right out of the bowl. I thought it was odd to eat cold pasta until I tasted it and feel in love with it. It may sound odd to you but cold great pasta is really delicious. I fed Katherine a big bite and she said, “Mom, it tastes really good cold!” I had to remind her that her Mother never eats anything that doesn’t taste really good. I hope you enjoy this simple and easy recipe. Oh, and the reason I can make great Italian food is because of that college boyfriend, his name was Everett. So thanks Everett and thanks to his Mother who really taught me how to make great sauce. Bon Appétit, Cecelia