Hearty family-size pasta dish

Back in Russia I was not a big fan of pasta: I grew up and grew out of being in love with macaroni, and pasta became an eat-out meal only after a long and busy day at work. That’s it. Pasta was a seldom guest on my home menu. 

Everything has changed after I married Dave. He had an Italian Grandma. Enough said. Sometimes I think he has pasta sauce instead of blood running through his veins:) 

Now pasta is an essential in my kitchen, and I worked out several ways of cooking it but this one is probably my favorite.

Fried rice

My husband Dave is a big fan of Chinese food and he was the one who introduced me to it. While sushi became very popular in Russia being served everywhere (and even where they don’t belong) Chinese food is still not the primary choice for eating out or home cooking, and very unfairly.