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…