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I mean, really: who NEEDS 9 different kinds of pasta?
UH, ME, ME!! WO-HOO! Over here! *waving like crazy*! I DO!!
Just in case you wanted to know, they are, from left to right, top to bottom:
Penne Rigate - Galletti - Fusili - Tortiglioni
Spaghetti - Tripoline - Puntalette (the little bag on top) - Fusili Longhi Bucati - Lasagna Larga Doppia Riccia
- as if that's not enough, I've actually got several bags of some of the varieties - enough to bring me to the grand total of 15 WHOLE bags! And two half full bags... and a jar... And it's not like it's just the pasta - there's also these - remember? I just can't help myself with all those shiny bags, bottles and jars at the supermarket, in the specialist shop, at the green grocers...
"My name is Zarah. I'm a stockpiling-oholic." There, I said it, it's out in the open. Whew!;-)
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Cooking
Pasta Mania?
I mean, really: who NEEDS 9 different kinds of pasta?
UH, ME, ME!! WO-HOO! Over here! *waving like crazy*! I DO!!
Just in case you wanted to know, they are, from left to right, top to bottom:
Penne Rigate - Galletti - Fusili - Tortiglioni
Spaghetti - Tripoline - Puntalette (the little bag on top) - Fusili Longhi Bucati - Lasagna Larga Doppia Riccia
- as if that's not enough, I've actually got several bags of some of the varieties - enough to bring me to the grand total of 15 WHOLE bags! And two half full bags... and a jar... And it's not like it's just the pasta - there's also these - remember? I just can't help myself with all those shiny bags, bottles and jars at the supermarket, in the specialist shop, at the green grocers...
"My name is Zarah. I'm a stockpiling-oholic." There, I said it, it's out in the open. Whew!;-)
- Sea Urchin Spaghetti Recipe
Sea urchin or uni is rich and creamy. It tastes very briny and yet sweet. Emulsified with some extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice, it makes a wonderful sauce for pasta. The type of pasta you use is up to you of course, but isn't it gorgeous on...
- Numi Puerh Tea
I have become a puerh pusher. Anyone who takes so much as a whiff from my cup, ends up buying their own. I discovered puerh tea a few years ago at a wonderful tea shop, Modern Tea, run by tea expert Alice Cravens, (now sadly closed). It was served in...
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It's no secret that I'm crazy about pasta. I could eat it everyday. Something about the texture of noodles is so appealing to me. I like glutinous chewy noodles, egg noodles, tiny little types like orzo, soup noodles, crispy noodles. I like them...
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And I keep working through Nigel Slater's Real Food... This time, Pasta with Four Cheeses. Now, we've tried countless baked, multi-cheese pasta dishes in the past. And I usually have the same problems with them: cheeses don't blend, too heavy,...
- Alliance For Innovative Wine Packaging
The Alliance for Innovative Wine Packaging sent me a press release about a show they're doing at Copia on October 27. We'll be in Tampa by then, far away from Napa's food and wine center, but I'd love to hear a report from anyone who goes. I'm...