Kitchen Pasta Maker Fun in the Summer - Featured Recipe, Aglio Olio!

Up here in the Northeast U.S., it's getting pretty hot.  We're in the throes of summer, with temps starting near 90 and only increasing from there this week.  And who wants to cook in heat like that?  Or eat, for that matter? 

This is the time of year I look for quick and easy recipes that don't heat up the house too much and don't sit too heavily in the belly.  A nice, simple, easy pasta recipe is a fallback in times like these.  Right up there with my grill.  And now that I have a grill with a side burner, even the pasta cooking can move outdoors when I want it to.  Although I do find that now that I am making fresh pasta at home, it's not so bad to cook it inside, as fresh pasta literally takes minutes to cook - just about three, has been my average.  I've also found the fresh pasta that I make with my kitchen pasta maker to be lighter than the commercial versions - an extra bonus to beat the heat!

This morning, I've just found a nice little recipe that is about as easy as it gets as far as making a fresh, light pasta meal with my kitchen pasta maker.  You'll probably recognize the site as it's been a recent feature, but I did want to highlight this great stand-by recipe for Aglio Olio (Garlic and Oil) Pasta.  Check it out, try it out, and enjoy!  I plan to ;)

For more great fresh pasta recipes for the home pasta maker, check out this book, too:

Pasta Fresca: An Exuberant Collection of Fresh, Vivid, and Simple Pasta Recipes