Hello everyone!  Time for my update on last night's feast!  I went the italian route as planned, and even added my own brand of panache to the mix!  :)  Pasta came out awesome, and the sauce was something to behold.  I found myself having more helpings than I should have had, but hey, you only live once right?  So the key for me is to make pasta with boiling water from the start...it cooks faster,and also makes the pasta less sticky...:)
I used tineed tomatoes (horrifying as that may sound to the purists), but they were delicious!  Add a little chilli sauce to the mix and the result is incredible!  I, like Nigella, am  huge fan of chilli, so I added some dry chilli flakes as well (one can never have enough chilli)...
Oh and I also added some oreganum...which always makes things taste like pizza.  :)

YUM!