Pasta
Food experiment: No-boil pasta?
I know what you’re thinking: Is it even possible? Will I break my teeth? After reading “A new way to cook pasta?” on The Food Lab (I failed science in school so it is always good to have someone explain the technical things to me), my mind was intrigued with cooking pasta at a simmer in a low volume of water. Cooking pasta without the water mad-boiling, imagine that. I went one step further and googled “soaking pasta instead of boiling” and came across this article from Ideas in Food about a 1-minute pasta. Think of the time and gas I could save! I was positively fascinated and just had to try…
Penne Pasta in White Wine Cream Sauce
I always have pasta in my pantry, for my carb days and when I just want to whip up something quick and easy. I have a problem though. There are picky pasta eaters in the house. Ah-mm loves pasta and will eat any kind that I cook- spaghetti, penne, fettuccine, macaroni, anything, in whatever sauce- cream sauce, tomato-based, pesto. 88 has a weak stomach and is convinced that eating pasta will give her gastric pains, so I try not to cook pasta for her if I can help it, unless if it is macaroni soup. Jason is quite picky about his pasta sauces- he hates pesto, doesnt quite like aglio…
