Spring means Pasta Days in Sicily. During these festivals, the community gathers and participates in cooking, tasting, eating, even wearing pasta in many forms and making the world's longest linguini!

While it may be difficult planning to visit Italy, award winning chef and cook book author Antonio Cecconi suggests bringing Italy to America by cooking traditional, healthy pasta dishes. Cecconi's solution to the healthy pasta dilemma is Dreamfields, the only authentic pasta that tastes great and has added health and diet benefits. Dreamfields pasta is made almost exclusively with pure durum wheat semolina combined with a unique fiber and protein blend that results in only five grams of digestible carbs per serving being absorbed into your system, much like whole grains. Plus, Dreamfields is a good source of fiber, with more than twice as much fiber per serving compared to regular pasta.

Antonio Cecconi's recipes can help transform an American kitchen into Sicily's Spring Festival! For a healthy twist on Italy's Pasta Days, try these great recipes!



Spaghetti alle Olive e Pomodoro
Serves 6
By Antonio Cecconi

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon chopped red onion
• ¼ teaspoon hot pepper flakes
• 1 can (28 ounces) whole peeled tomatoes
• ½ cup sliced black olives
• ¼ cup sliced green olives
• ½ teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon fresh basil, chopped (or 1 teaspoon dried)
• ¼ cup white wine or water
• 16 ounces Dreamfields spaghetti
• ¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese