Pappardelle with Cabbage, Prosciutto, and Sage from Real Simple Magazine

image courtesy of Real Simple Magazine

Well, Thanksgiving is tomorrow and we officially have less than a month until Christmas. For those of you who are long-time readers of the Dinner Diaries, then you might remember that while Christmas Day is my mom's domain, every Christmas Eve, I take a turn at entertaining.

So, what to make for the night before the big day? I typically like to make something a little on the lighter side, like seafood or pasta. I came across this recipe for Pappardelle with Cabbage, Prosciutto, and Sage in Real Simple magazine the other day and it was a hit. I forgot to take a picture, but I borrowed this one from the magazine's website to give you an idea.



I used a fancy schmancy dried Italian pappardelle with eggs in it, but if you don't want to shell out almost four bucks for pasta, any egg noodles will do. The sauce might also taste good on polenta, now that I think of it.



Also, if you can't find Savoy cabbage, use Napa. That's what I did and it tasted great-- as you can imagine, there were no leftovers.