There comes a certain point in the winter where my brain suddenly switches from craving all things beige — chicken and dumplings, braised hunks of meat, mashed potatoes and gravy — to all things bright. This tends to manifest in rushed trips to the grocery store, where I linger in the produce aisle and leave with way too many blood and cara cara oranges.
Thankfully, Giada De Laurentiis has made a dish that brings the distinctive acidic pop of lemon to an otherwise beige plate of pasta. Her lemon spaghetti is one of her most flavorful recipes, and De Laurentiis herself also calls it "one of the easiest pasta dishes you'll ever make."
