No Pasta, No Problem.

Besides becoming a coffee snob like I mentioned in my last post, another tough adjustment returning from Italy was changing my regular diet to not include a first course of pasta every dinner. Not only is there no comparison to what my Italian host mom could conjure in the kitchen, but also I've been trying to cut back my Italian weight and fit into my jeans again!

And guess what, there IS a solution to replace a heavy pasta dish: spaghetti squash.

With a free evening last week, I attempted my first spaghetti squash roasting. Luckily it was way easier than I expected and super yummy and filling:

I got my recipe and instruction from here (thanks Martha). I chose the parmesan and herb recipe for my first go around. My one tip would be to not skimp on seasoning and salt! Spaghetti squash is very bland and needs a fair amount of salt.

My next goal is to try the spaghetti squash pad thai. Um, yum.