Tag: pasta

Scordo Pasta Challenge: #45 Fettucine with Tomato Sauce and Breadcrumbs

Scordo Pasta Challenge: #45 Fettucine with Tomato Sauce and Breadcrumbs

(photo: With the Imperia in the background, tiny mounds of Fettucine lay to dry) My wife’s family celebrates Palm Sunday via a never ending feast of homemade Fettucine (made via the standard Imperia pasta machine).  The homemade fettucine are delicate and wonderfully light (“light” is something you hear lots of people say about homemade pasta, I agree but I’m not […]

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Scordo Pasta Challenge: #9 Bucatini with Alio and Olio + Parsley

Scordo Pasta Challenge: #9 Bucatini with Alio and Olio + Parsley

Last Thursday I consumed Bucatini (from Colavita; decent pasta given price) with Alio and Olio.  The Scordo Pasta Challenge lives on; six shapes down and a little under 300 shapes to go!

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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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8 Tips to Make Great Pasta at Home

8 Tips to Make Great Pasta at Home

Growing up in 1980’s Northern NJ on a densely packed block full of immigrant families (mostly from Italy via Calabria) both Thursday and Sunday were special days.  That is to say, for many of the Italian families in our neighborhood (hailing from Pellegrina, Bagnara Calabra, Grimoldo, and Ceramida) Thursday and Sunday were designated as pasta days ; hence our 8 Tips to Make Great Pasta […]

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Guide to Dry Pasta

Guide to Dry Pasta

I love pasta; in fact, I’d venture to say it is a glorious food product and it’s why we put together our guide To dry pasta!  And it doesn’t really matter how it’s prepared (condiment or sauce-wise, that is); I’ll eat penne rigate with good extra virgin olive oil  and freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano,  Bucatini with a fresh, tomato, pan sauce , […]

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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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Foods I Live On Part 4: De Cecco Pasta, Garlic, Clif Energy Bars, and Goya Chick Peas

Foods I Live On Part 4: De Cecco Pasta, Garlic, Clif Energy Bars, and Goya Chick Peas

With the Winter season fast approaching my metabolism has kicked into high gear and I’m consuming more and more of my favorite foods!  Here’s Part 4 of my Foods I Live on series: De Cecco Pasta – arguably the best bang for your buck dry pasta on the market.  While you can find cheaper dry, Italian, pasta on the market, De […]

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