Mom sometimes served one of the tastiest yet easiest pasta dishes, fettuccine with butter and grated parmigiana cheese. Because of its simplicity, growing up I thought it was a peasant food. Then again, I probably didn’t realize just how special crafted and aged parmigiana cheese from Italy was. I also didn’t realize it was an established Roman dish.
Although best made with homemade fettuccine, it can be enjoyed with quality dried pasta. And like so many other home cooked dishes, proportions of ingredients were determined by her personal taste buds. Customize to yours.