The origin of this recipe was the year 2014. When I was at the cusp of thinking, I got this Mom thing down. I remember the exact day I first made this as it was a night where my girlfriend and I would have a ‘dinner and movie night’ as our husbands watched the kids.

It was a night where we looked forward to the buttery popcorn, savory steak dinners and kind of a recharge of that mom battery. We both didn’t have family that lived in state so these nights were treasured!

Of course, it revolved around the food! This is the pasta I made one evening before I had gone out for my own evening of fun. We have made it many times since then and it holds its place as tried and true. 

A possible pairing is a buttery lemon sauce, with asparagus and topped with asiago cheese.

Hera’s Pinch

Ricotta and pasta are beautiful mix.  Ricotta is the special secret in making the cavatelli tender. Just savory and warm especially for a rainy spring day. This is a fun pasta to make with the kiddos. A fun and cathartic process. In saying that make sure you give yourself the time to do it.