This Sunday was nice and busy but since Tucker is gone I will write the blog. Today is Fathers day so I made a simple roman dish that consisted of pancetta, egg fettucini, and romano pecorino cheese. It was a satisfying meal for the entire family (that's excluding Tucker because he is off lounging on the Costa Rican beach). And we had a delicious Spring salad from the garden with arugula and a little bit of bronze fennel which gave it a hint of licorice. As today is Fathers day, the family ate well all day - from peach pies to pancakes to pancetta. Yeah, lots of p's. Swim team starts tomorrow and that means early mornings then a harsh workout. Hmmm sounds fun, right? Well inspiring for sure, but fun? No way! Though one man's trash is another mans treasure, some times. Next Sunday I will have to cook again. Hurrah! more work for me, no I really meant it this time and come to think of it, I meant it last time too -- hard work really pays off. So now it all comes to this the blog, has come to seem like one of Aesop's tales, with a good ending and a boring moral. Dang, I knew I shouldn't have started to talk about swim team. Back to the food. I got my recipe, PASTA ALLA GRICIA from Mark Bitman, a favorite of the family on the New York Times website. Happy Fathers day!