I LOVE pasta! But here in the US we eat too much of it - not too many times, but too much at a time! We seem to make the pasta the whole meal, with a little meat and maybe a small salad on the side. That's not how I learned to eat it from my grandparents, who ate pasta every day, but as a side dish. And they loved the quick fresh sauces, instead...I LOVE pasta! But here in the US we eat too much of it - not too many times, but too much at a time! We seem to make the pasta the whole meal, with a little meat and maybe a small salad on the side. That's not how I learned to eat it from my grandparents, who ate pasta every day, but as a side dish. And they loved the quick fresh sauces, instead of the fatty, rich sauces we do today. Thank goodness some of the fresh, uncooked sauces are coming back into vogue. Show more