For New York Times bestselling author Giada De Laurentiis, pasta has always been one of the great pleasures of the table: its healthy and delicious; it can be light and delicate or rich and hearty; its readily available and easy to prepare--everything you want in a meal. And nothing satisfies a craving for Italian food quite like it! In Everyday Pasta, Giada invites you to share her love of this versatile staple with more than a hundred brand-new recipes for pasta dishes, as well as for complementary sauces, salads, and sides tempting enough to bring the whole family to the dinner table.Without forgetting about the classics we all love, Giada makes the most of the many varieties of pasta available to create recipes that combine familiar flavors in exciting new ways.Although most of these dishes are all-in-one meals in themselves, Giada also supplies recipes for her favorite appetizers, side dishes, and salads to round them out.Whether youre looking for a simple summer supper that makes the most of seasonal vegetables or seeking comfort in a pasta bowl on a cold winters night, Everyday Pasta offers just the thing. Tuna, Green Bean, and Orzo Salad Crab Salad Napoleans with Fresh Pasta Roman-Style Fettuccini with Chicken Baked Pastina Casserole Tagliatelle with Short Ribs Ragou Spaghetti with Eggplant, Butternut Squash, and ShrimpEasy to prepare and endlessly versatile, pasta makes a wonderful quick supper when time is short but easily becomes an elegant meal when the occasion requires. In Everyday Pasta, Giada shows you how, with a few basic ingredients from the fridge and the pantry, youre never more than minutes away from a delicious pasta dinner.From the Hardcover edition.