Thinking Outside the Blue Box of Pasta

I was so excited to find these gorgeous Torino Italian artisinal pasta, in the shape of farfallines, at the grocery store. They are all natural, made from 100% durum wheat, and the beautiful color comes from red bell pepper and tomato for red, spinach for green, and curcuma (most likely turmeric, but that is just my guess) for yellow. When cooked, the reds turn a more orange hue. They are almost more beautiful uncooked, but still quite a sight when cooked ("candy cane stripes!" as Nugget said).

The pasta is apparently "extremely labor intensive" and therefore has a limited production, translating to a higher cost than basic bowties. So I only cooked exactly what I needed for Nugget today. This way, we can save it for special occassions - like lunch!