Felice Friese wrote:
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> Make that two in 300 million. We usually have a tossed salad and Italian
> bread with our spaghetti, although I have been known on rare occasions to
> toss in a sausage or two.

I rarely have been with pasta. The only time I do is when the pasta dish
is the main dish, which is rare. When I do have meat it is likely to be
sausage or meatballs. I tend to have pasta as a side dish, usually with
garlic and oil. In the cooler weather I like to have macaroni and cheese or
three cheese penne. Sometimes I do the garlic and oil and add chopped
asparagus.

It is my understanding that pasta is traditionally one of several courses
in a proper Italian dinner. It seems to be only in North America where a
big dish of spaghetti is the meal.