3 years ago, I thought pasta was some kind of upscale version of noodle to the Italian. Perhaps they think the same too about noodle. Living in Toronto changed the impression; I quickly learnt pasta comes in different shapes, different ingredient and of course, ranging prices. I thought making good pasta dishes required same basic skill as whiping up delicioso noodle bowl. Boy, was I wrong! I've tried recipe after recipe. From Martha Stewart to randomly google-ing, but the result still taste like instant-pasta package. Tonight I tried my luck again, based on recipe from Ina Garten. And I strike this time! The shrimp scampi style linguine was exactly like I imagined, fresh, summery & oo-la-la. For the side dish, I sauteed some zucchini with can diced tomatoes. It's strange how fast human can adapt to a new environment. 3 years ago, pasta & zucchini were alien. Now, I'm talking about them like Chinese talking about noodle & dumpling.. 
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