I adapted this recipe from Nigella Lawson and tweaked it a bit to my liking.  It certainly is a bit of a caloric indulgence but I turn a blind eye noting that it represents all the major food groups….meat, dairy, grain and veggies! It’s even better the next day heated up for lunch and it’s something that the whole family can enjoy.  I would recommend playing around with it a bit to suit your tastes.  I tend to add a lot of cheese at the end.

Here’s the recipe:

Farfalle pasta with peas and ham:

•3/4  box of pasta (farfalle or any small flat pasta)
•1 cup frozen peas
•2/3 cup heavy cream
•1 ¼ cup good quality diced ham
•3/4 cup grated fresh parmesean

Step 1: Cook pasta according to package instructions in salted boiling water.  Add frozen peas to pasta water 5 mintues before pasta is done.  Drain and set aside.
Step 2: Put pasta pot back on heat and add the cream, ham and parmesean and warm through.
Step 3: Add pasta back to pan.  Mix and serve.
Step 4: Tell everyone you hand rolled the pasta, cured the ham and spent the entire day preparing this meal.

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-Dina