Not bothering to read through the entire thread, I wanted to mention that I've recently watched several podcasts from Jamie Oliver. I took one of his recipes and modified it the first time I made it.

I cook a pot of linguine, while browning two cloves of garlic in a skillet. I shred a zucchini and a yellow squash, and put them in the skillet with a bag of frozen peas. When the pasta is cooked, I drain it, and add it to the skillet, put 8oz of creme fraiche, 2 tablespoons of butter, some salt and pepper, and chopped mint in the skillet and stir it all up. Then I put it on a serving platter, and top it off with some Parmesan. Wife loved it, parents loved it. No need for the bacon in his recipe.

Last night I made his Parmesan chicken breasts with prosciutto. Was great and easy.

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