I could eat pastina, the simple Italian dish made from tiny pasta stars, chicken broth, egg yolks and Parmesan, every day. (In fact, I've gone on week-long pastina benders when I've been deep in work and unwilling to go to the grocery store.) It's fortifying, comforting, and tastes like a hug. My so metimes tricky-to-feed eight-year old loves it too. Is it soup? Is it pasta? Who cares! It's a slurpable supper that takes mere minutes to make. The only downside is no veggies! But I've come up with an easy solution. While it's not traditional, the addition of shredded cabbage adds flavor and nutrients without signaling "vegetable!" to the kiddos in your life. It becomes meltingly tender when simmered with the pasta and adds a mild sweetness that goes beautifully with the cheese and butter. ...read more read less