One of the great things about having a food blog is that it gives me an excellent excuse to ask people about what they like to cook. The discussion of food is a natural conversation starter, with old friends I haven't seen for a while, or even with complete strangers. "What are your favorite foods?" will always get a response, and from there, I can usually figure out if the person likes to cook as well. Then the next question is, "what's your favorite recipe?"
Take my friend Bruce. Bruce loves to cook, has for as long as I've known him, over 20 years. He even contributed this winner to the site last year - the green salsa chicken bake. When he was visiting the other day, our chatter naturally turned to recipes. This is the one he shared with me that he makes with regularity: a bowl of pasta, simply tossed with Italian sausage, fresh chopped tomato, and basil. Sometimes he swaps out the sausage for shrimp. He'll use any long pasta, though prefers fettucini. So good! And it comes together so quickly. Perfect for a midweek meal.
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