Straw and Hay al Forno

The Napa Valley restaurant Bistro Don Giovanni is just twenty minutes by car from my home. Here Chef Scott Warner produces marvelous food for vintners and tourists alike, including great pizzas and pasta dishes baked in his wood-fired ovens. When I asked him for a good clay pot–driven recipe for this book, he suggested this rich version of Straw and Hay. Scott boils his green and white pasta, tosses it with baby artichokes, wild mushrooms, ham, and just enough cream and che