Dinner Menu Monday: Drunken Lamb Mostaccioli with Baby Bella Mushrooms in a White Truffle Goat Cheese Sauce

Pasta oh pasta! Here you are again, in my life, making every moment of it worth living. As someone who pushes himself to try new things in the kitchen, I will never stop putting together pasta dishes. Aside from its versatility, there is such a home-like feeling whenever I sit down to a big bowl of it. Perhaps it is my inner-Italian feeling the love. Who knows? What is clear is that I have the most fun putting together new pasta dishes, especially when they involve an interesting protein.

I adore lamb in every way. Grill it. Broil it. Pan-sear it. Smoke it. Roast it. I don’t care. I’ll eat it by itself or with couscous and veggies, in a pita, on a skewer, next to a tangy cucumber sauce or with an herby mint pesto. If humans of the world were as non-discriminatory toward one another as I am…