Receta Sardinian Pasta Dinner, influenced by Lidia Bastianich. I feel like an Honorary Italian, because I made my own pasta!

I love Italian food. My love of Italian food goes beyond pizza and spaghetti. I have a longing to learn how to cook Italian food from the different regions of Italy. I recently discovered Lida's cooking show on my local PBS cable channel. I like her format of sharing recipes from Italy, which are intermingled with beautiful videos of her visiting the region from where her recipe originates.

I was intrigued by her episode on Sardinia, and then I watched her making a very simple pasta with two of her grandchildren! Lidia explained each step so well, that she made it look so simple--so I decided I was going to make this delicious looking dish. Unfortunately, I don't have any of her cookbooks (which is going to change), and this…