Thanks for the info, don........but........if I don't care to bake........the very last thing I would ever attempt to do is, Pasta! LOL! Don't get me wrong, but when I or my hubby "Think" we can make something "cheaper" or better (but mostly cheaper) we usually end up spending more money getting the contraptions to make what-ever we think we are going to make at the time, and...........we, are usually wrong.(: I simply LOVE pasta, and could eat it every day of the week, but the dry stuff they sell in the store is enough for me. There is NO way in Hell, that I would attempt to make it, no matter what color. LOL! If you want "Pasta" at the Party, I would be more then willing to bring some, but I will Pre cook it at home, after I bought it from "Costco". (: