Wednesday

Pasta Amatriciana (recipe in the comments)
Mixed greens and shredded carrot salad with bacon balsamic dressing

A few spice drops
Gingerbread spice tea
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This is one of those dinners that the recipe we started with bears no resemblance to what we ended up with except the name is similar. We started with a recipe for Perciatelli all'Amatriciana from a Weight Watchers Simply the Best Italian cookbook and, as is so often the case with "diet" cookbooks, had to increase both portion size and calories. That said, we have ended up with a very healthy and very tasty outcome. This is one of our "meat as condiment" recipes, where just a bit of meat changes the character and the taste in dramatic ways.

Prep Notes
Difficulty: Easy
Chopping: Onion, garlic
Time: 35 minutes
Make ahead: Make the sauce and toss with fresh pasta.

Reaction
J: "Pasta is the best food on earth."
M: "Excellent when you make it our way."