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Scordo Pasta Challenge – Pasta Shape #102 Penne Lisce

Scordo Pasta Challenge – Pasta Shape #102 Penne Lisce

(photo: penne lisce with tomato sauce, photo taken with iPhone hence grainy picture) Say it slowly, almost in a whisper: “L-I-S-C-E” (doesn’t it sound sexy).  OK, come back to reality now and specifically the Scordo Pasta Challenge.  The word lisce is translated as smooth and part of the exquisite and versatile pasta shape known as penne lisce.  Penne lisce differs […]

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Scordo Pasta Challenge – #98 Pasta al Ceppo with Tomato Sauce

Scordo Pasta Challenge – #98 Pasta al Ceppo with Tomato Sauce

Pasta al Ceppo is literally translated as pasta on a stick and knitting needles were once used to shape the pasta.  The pasta has a nice texture and works well with hearty sauces.   The Scordo Pasta Challenge continues!

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The Scordo Pasta Challenge: Vincenzo Eats His Way Through Every Known Pasta Shape

The Scordo Pasta Challenge: Vincenzo Eats His Way Through Every Known Pasta Shape

 I woke up this morning and had a revelation! Well, it wasn’t exactly a revelation of grand proportion like when Einstein told Newton he was all wrong about the physical world back in the early twentieth century rather my revelation was epicurean and it concerned my favorite food on the planet; namely, Pasta!Like Julie Powell’s idea of cooking through all the […]

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Food Can Be Affordable and Taste Good: KathEats.com On A Great Food Life

Food Can Be Affordable and Taste Good: KathEats.com On A Great Food Life

My wife has been an avid reader of KathEats.com for well over a year and raves about her real world recipes and outstanding food photos.  Being a dyed-in-the-wool foodie I took my wife’s enthusiasm as a sign to visit Kath’s site and I had a mini-revelation: good, practical, food can, indeed, make you look and feel great!   As someone […]

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