Ok we had easy easy easy pasta for dinner and thank goodness most of my food storage contains
PASTA
&
SAUCE
As I was so easily making dinner tonight I remembered the one time my older sister and I tried an old Italian Tradition which is to toss the pasta at the wall if it sticks it is done. Well we got a little crazy and tossed it on the ceiling and walls and cabinets. It left markings on the ceiling that left some unsightly marking that my father was not too happy about.
I paused as I was going to share this tradition with Johnny tonight...might want to wait on that.
ENJOY MY ITALIAN PASTA MAKING INFO...feel free to print out it is helpful
It is said that Marco Polo traveled to China and brought back to Italy pasta..not noodles
It is also said that he learned how to make pasta from his Chinese mistress rolling the noodles to bigger and wider sizes
.....hmmm i believe the latter
There are over 150 major varieties of pasta today...yahoo for us! carb city
PASTA ETIQUETTE
Don't shame us Italians
Eat only with a fork and in a warm shallow bowl then twirl on side with your fork
Measuring
longer pasta....1inch diameter = 2cups cooked
others like elbow, shells, rotini,ziti....1 cup = 2.5 cups cooked
HOW TO COOK
Use cold water...always...bc hot water dissloves anything that is in the pipes including traces of LEAD and RUST (need I say more)
YES add salt, but after the water has started to boil this will dissolve it quickly...and will boil faster ...good info huh
NO OIL...pasta needs to stick to sauces and use WOODEN SPOON
CookIng TimE
Throw pasta at a wall ~Yes, this really does work!
You can test pasta for doneness by throwing a piece of it at the wall. If it sticks, it's done!
Of course, you could also taste it to test for doneness, but that wouldn't be as dramatic.
DON'T RINSE
Do NOT rinse unless the recipe says to do so
The starch that makes the pasta stick to itself also helps the sauce stick to the pasta.
If you're going to toss the pasta with the sauce immediately, sticking shouldn't be a problem.
DO ENJOY
With you favorite sauce or (gravy as some Italian's call it)
2 comments:
I love pasta. I could eat it every day. Oh wait I do eat it every day. Guess that is where my my big ol rump comes from ;)
That's Amore'! Ask Abby if she can remember the dance she learned last year to this song at camp!
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