The Pasta Friday Cookbook: Let's Eat Together

Allison Arevalo

Sep 2019 · Andrews Mcmeel+ORM

About this ebook

“A pasta lover’s delight and a culinary treasure that can provide the basis and foundation for memorable gatherings of family and friends.” —The Midwest Book Review

Pasta Friday is a weekly pasta tradition that turns neighbors into friends, and friends into family. Restaurateur and food writer Allison Arevalo shows you how to start your own tradition by cooking comforting, delicious pasta dishes to feed your family on a busy weeknight, or for a crowd on the weekend.

It’s not about entertaining, but sitting down with family and friends to eat together, and connect over big bowls of cannolicchi with red pepper sauce, pappardelle with slow-cooked pork ragu, trofie with pesto, and more.

Find the right dish for any week of the year from the 52 comforting pasta dishes and 16 creative salads, organized by season. And, be sure to sprinkle in some extras like crispy, spicy prosciutto, lemon breadcrumbs. Each recipe uses a different pasta shape, so you can have fun experimenting with calamarata, gnocchetti, paccheri, and mafalda, or simply using traditional spaghetti. There are plenty of tips for scaling the recipes up for a crowd, shopping on a budget, and finding time to cook, along with wine pairings, and gorgeous photography. You’ll fall in love with the Pasta Friday tradition, and start hosting your own before you know it.

“A true testament that grace, kindness, and generosity can help build community and spread love for good food while nurturing a peaceful and joyful world, especially for our children.” —Rolando Beramendi, author of Autentico: Cooking Italian, the Authentic Way

Ratings and reviews

The Pasta Friday Cookbook Let's Eat Together by Allison Arevalo With over 70 recipes in this book there is definitely something for everyone! The idea of having one day a week to socialize and to do so using a different pasta and sauce each week of the year is interesting. I have loved pasta since I was three or four and living next door to an Italian woman who made pasta in her kitchen. Anyway, this book was a delight to look through and gave me much food for thought. Ms Arevalo has given clear cut directions in her recipe and in the first chapter tells why she started this tradition and gives hints on how to be successful should you decide to do this yourself. How much for 2 or 4 or 25 people and how to also figure out how much meat, sauce etc is mentioned. The recipes are set up by season starting with Fall and each season has ingredients that should be readily available. The photography is lovely and made me want to sit down with t he bottle of wine I had brought with me to enjoy a meal with all the others there for the meals. Thank you to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for the ARC – This is my honest review. 5 Stars

About the author

Allison Arevalo is a restaurateur, chef, and food writer. She co-founded Homeroom restaurant in Oakland, California and co-authored the best-selling Mac and Cheese Cookbook. Allison has made numerous TV appearances on the Travel Channel, the Cooking Channel, and others, and she’s been featured on local and national news outlets, including the Wall Street Journal and the Restaurant Unstoppable podcast.Allison lives in Brooklyn with her husband, Alejandro, and their two sons, Nico and Luca, where she is preparing to open a new restaurant focused on fresh pasta and seasonal sauces.