Those who forget the pasta are condemned to reheat it.

I modified this awesome pasta recipe slightly..the changes in ingredients are in bold. This was great and it's one of these dishes you want to make for a proposal or romantic dinner because you're going to get it good afterwards [grins] Per usual, local organic ingredients were used.

Creamy Fusilli with Yellow Squash and Bacon

8 oz fusilli egg noodles
4 slices bacon, sliced crosswise
4 medium yellow squash, quarted lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise
1 pint mixed cherry tomatoes
1 medium shallot, chopped
2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup grated Asiago cheese Parmigiano Reggiano and Romano cheese

Bring large pot of salted water to a boil. Add pasta, and cook until al dente. Reserve 1 cup wasta water; drain pasta and return to pot.
While pasta is cooking, heat a large skillet over medium. Add bacon, and cook until browned and crisp, 5-7 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towel-lined plate to drain, reserving bacon fat in skillet.
Place skillet over medium-high. Add squash and garlic (and tomatoes&shallot) to fat in skillet; season to taste with salt and pepper (don't need much salt with bacon fat), and toss well. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until squash begins to soften, 5-7 mins. Uncover and continue to cook until liquid is evaporated and squash is tender, 2-3 min more. Add cream and cooked pasta to skillet; toss well, and cook until cream begins to thicken, 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat, stir in cheese and add enough reserved pasta water (not all!!!) to create a sauce that coats pasta.
Serve topped with reserved bacon and more cheese.



Jesse grilled up some awesome steak from his boss to serve with the pasta. YUM.