1. Giouvetsi: lamb or veal baked in a clay pot with kritharaki (orzo) and tomatoes.

2. Pastina is Italian for “tiny pasta” and can be thought of as a category for smaller pastas like Acini de pepe, orzo, and those tiny pasta pieces you find in ABC soup (as examples)

3. Every spoonful of this pasta has a happy jumble of lemony orzo, grassy asparagus, garlicky bread Crumbs, fresh herbs and salty Parmesan The pasta and thinly sliced asparagus cook together in the same pot, then rest in a lemony dressing while the garlic bread Crumbs …