While the Pasta Cooks is the ultimate book for pasta lovers in a hurry. Every pasta sauce in the book (100 recipes in all) can be prepared in the time it takes to bring the water to a boil and cook the pasta -- about 20 minutes or less.

The authors believe that by cutting down on cooking time, you improve the taste of your food. For example, fresh herbs like basil and oregano are added just before the sauce is completed, adding much more flavor than using dried herbs.

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In Noodles Express, Dana McCauley offers a collection of more than 80 fresh and exciting dishes born of her love affair with noodles. Her recipes feature vibrant and diverse flavors of various world cuisines, that only call for ingredients that are readily available in most American supermarkets.

All the recipes, including Stir-Fried Jewels over Chow Mein, Curried Orzo Salad, Pomegranate Cous Cous in Pitas, and Asparagus, Tarragon and Lemon Fettuccine are fast and easy. Forty-five of these recipes can be made in 15 minutes or less And that's preparation and cooking time. Th...
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There is a large selection of simple, yet satisfying fare to choose from -- simple pasta combined with your favorite traditional toppings, unusual sauces, vegetables, seafood, poultry, or meat. Drench your pasta of choice with a delightful combination of avocados and salsa; mix in Spanish-flavored Spicy Chicken; try s...
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Simple Sauces. Delightful Dishes. A Fresh and Delicious Approach to Vegetable and Pasta Cookery.

Pasta e Verdura--"noodles and vegetables"--offers 140 easy and elegant recipes inspired by the healthy, delicious pasta dishes of Italy. Some quick, many low-fat, and more than a few dairy-free, these lively vegetable sauces will transform the way home cooks--and pasta eaters enjoy their favorite food.

From A to Z, Jack Bishop pairs these simple and elegant vegetable sauces--Asparagus with Mushrooms and Caramelized Shallots, Leek with White Wine and Parmesan...
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In On Top of Spaghetti, Johanne Killeen and George Germon, owners of the legendary restaurant Al Forno in Providence, R.I., and authors of Cucina Simpatica, offer up 100 new recipes for everyone's favorite tried-and-true dish -- pasta.

Pasta is the culinary equivalent of the little black dress. It's simple and elegant, you can dress it up or down, and it never goes out of style. In On Top of Spaghetti, Johanne Killeen and George Germon present a collection of 100 pasta recipes, including new and old favorites such as Pasta Shells with Spicy Sausage Red Sauce, Fusilli with Roasted Red...
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