As you may have already realized, I love pappardelle and zucchine; the latter being plentiful and still from local farms. These are going fast only to be replace with those from fat away farms. I prepared this dish with a combination of pureed and fried zucchine for a contrast of flavors. A sprinkle of fresh black pepper and the magic was complete. Very tasty.

 Pappardelle pasta with peas, potatoes and carrots with a soffritto of leeks for a milder taste, It's an original recipe and a delicious one. Good for the palate and the stomach.

 Pappardelle italiane with my version of Bolognese sauce. I keep the ground beef in bigger chunks and the soffritto is also bigger. It makesfor for a more interesting eating experience.

 A supremely delicious dish: pappardelle with eggplants and ricotta. Summer in a dish.

 An all zucchine pasta dish. Pappardelle with zucchine pesto and fried zucchine. Heavenly.

 I love pappardelle. I find them at Trader Joe's as part of their fancier Italian cuts. Here I prepared them with tomato,onions and bacon. A wonderful combination.

 Pappardelle with asparagus and red kidney beans; an unusual but delicious combination.

                               Italian pappardelle in a light tuna and tomato sauce. Very tasty.

 Italian pappardelle pasta with broccoli and pomodorini. Simply superb.

 Italian pappardelle pasta with Sicilian style chopped meat ragu' that is with added peas. To complete this culinary wonder. I added ricotta. What's not to like. 

 Italian pappardelle pasta with shrimps in a light sauce. Simply delicious.

 Italian pappardelle  pasta with cream of broccoli and potato and pieces of bacon on top. The original recipe doesn't call for the bacon but it took this dish to another dimension. Absolutely delicious.

 A very nice Christmas eve dish. Organic Italian Pappardelle with a tomato, bacon, onion and peperoncino. I realize that the image is sloppy but I was preparing four other dishes so  there was little time to polish it. But it's ultimately the taste that counts and this dish was delicious. Buon Natale.

 Pappardelle pasta with red kidney beans in a non-vegetarian sauce with added pancetta for a more filling dish in this cold period. Always hits the spot.

 The zucchina, singular and zucchine, plural in Italian or zucchini in the USA is a very versatile squash. I prepared pappardelle with a zucchini pesto. I then added fried zucchini to finish the dish. A pretty picture and a delicious dish.

     Pappardelle pasta with authentic bolognese sauce. This great Italian sauce has suffered many variations. This is the authentic one without tomato sauce, peas etc. It is delightful.