Don Cardi, are you sure about the basil? (-; As for the pasta con sarde, if its the "original" recipe, no tomatoes, if its got tomatoes in it, then its "St. Joseph's" sauce, in honor of the feast of the Saint... it all boils down to who was making it in what period and/or what ingredients were available... I know 500 years was a long time ago, but thats the beauty of authentic dishes which have changed very little. (For anyone interested in the history, Columbus came to the Americas and found tomatoes and brought them back to europe). I love food, I love history, sorry, can't help it!

As for me, tonite i had the 2nd half of that eggplant grilled, and a variation of "Aglio Olio" oddly enough lol...