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This is the perfect time of year to re-familarize yourself with light, easy pasta dishes. The last thing you want to do when the weather heats up is bake a giant lasagna or heavy casserole of macaroni and cheese (or be near the oven at all, really). So grab some fresh farmers market vegetables, some nice Parmigiano-Reggiano and the best extra-virgin olive oil you can find and give these light, healthy pasta recipes a spin.

I spent Sunday afternoon basking in cool, sunny weather in Williamsburg's East River Park, enjoying the involuntary tears that come when you've tried about 50 of the hottest sauces available on the market today. Here are our favorites, plus what happened when we tried the single most mouth-scorching offering in the park. 

Master Deep Dish's techniques for eating the wing and drum portions most efficiently — considering both speed and effectiveness — and come Sunday, you'll be ready to challenge anyone to a wing-off and take home the gold medal of bragging rights. His video tutorial, after the jump.