I always have parmigiano-reggiano, olive oil and pasta at home. When people get sick, they want chicken soup; I want spaghetti with parmesan cheese, olive oil and a bit of lemon zest. It makes me feel better every time.
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I like pasta; it's pretty good. I'll even substitute wheat pasta in there and make it more healthy.
I made lemon spaghetti in an early season of 'Everyday Italian,' and to this day people still come up to me and say they love it. It's very, very simple. Basically, you cook the pasta and mix together Parmesan cheese, olive oil, lemon juice and zest and pour it over the pasta.
Grilled salmon and brown pasta works for me every time.
My favorite is Steamfresh broccoli with just a hint of garlic salt.
Pasta with melted cheese is the one thing I could eat over and over again.
Pasta is the one food I can't live without. It's the food I eat to fuel my running.
For meals, I'm big into quinoa or rocket salad with a protein like shrimp of chicken added to it.
I love to make soups. My father used to say, 'There's nothing like a nice bowl of soup.' One of my favorites is... ready? Broccolini, white bean and hot Italian sausage soup. I've used escarole. Escarole in beans is unbelievable, or you can use bok choy, any kind. You can really fool around. That's one of my good ones.
Health food makes me sick.
Grilled cheese and tomato soup is the ultimate comfort meal.