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And so it begins ( again)

patbz — Sat, 12 Dec 2020 20:16:59 GMT

Went to Safeway to buy ingredients for Shrimp Primavera; one of which was fettuccine. Almost no pasta, period! I settled for Penne. As soon as I got home I placed a mail order with Sams; again no fettuccine! There was little variety in paste but at least I stocked up on canned goods, laundry detergents but they were out of all dishwasher tabs! I live in a rural community so not many choices ( Safeway and Wal-Mart only). WM is already low again on paper products but every time I go shopping I get a pkg ( if there is any). Its going to be a long bleak Winter!

Re: And so it begins ( again)

Porcelain — Sat, 12 Dec 2020 20:20:05 GMT

Just heading this off. If everyone who comes here to complain about this thread -- donates a meal to charity instead, we could all make a real difference and help our neighbors.

Re: And so it begins ( again)

Nancy Drew — Sat, 12 Dec 2020 20:24:56 GMT

No shortages of any kind where I live. All going strong so far. On another note posters will continue to be frustrated if they expect no complaining on threads. We run the gamut on views here in community chat. It's like wrangling cats.

Re: And so it begins ( again)

chickenbutt — Sat, 12 Dec 2020 20:26:01 GMT

Right on, Porcelain. It gets old. Seems like every thread turns into some kind of witch fest or people who hate California, etc. Tiresome.

Re: And so it begins ( again)

Kachina624 — Sat, 12 Dec 2020 20:29:08 GMT

I'm not a big pasta fan but have always wondered why there are so many types when they all taste the same. I gave up trying to keep up with them and now keep an ample supply of egg noodles on hand to use as "pasta". They're much easier to eat.

@patbz. Could you have used spaghetti?

Re: And so it begins ( again)

Porcelain — Sat, 12 Dec 2020 20:31:17 GMT

@Nancy Drew wrote:
No shortages of any kind where I live. All going strong so far. On another note posters will continue to be frustrated if they expect no complaining on threads. We run the gamut on views here in community chat. It's like wrangling cats.

I'm fine with complaining. I do it too. In fact I just complained about the complainers. It helps if you have a little variety to what you complain about and how. And if possible, a sense of humor.

Re: And so it begins ( again)

jackthebear — Sat, 12 Dec 2020 20:34:33 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
I'm not a big pasta fan but have always wondered why there are so many types when they all taste the same. I gave up trying to keep up with them and now keep an ample supply of egg noodles on hand to use as "pasta". They're much easier to eat.

@patbz. Could you have used spaghetti?

depends on the sauce, different kinds of sauce = diff shapes

Re: And so it begins ( again)

CelticCrafter — Sat, 12 Dec 2020 20:54:11 GMT

@Porcelain wrote:
Just heading this off. If everyone who comes here to complain about this thread -- donates a meal to charity instead, we could all make a real difference and help our neighbors.

What does donating a meal to charity have to do with shortages. It's not going to alleviate the shortage.

Re: And so it begins ( again)

Snowpuppy — Sat, 12 Dec 2020 20:56:58 GMT

@patbz , a KA stand mixer with the right attachment will solve many a pasta problem! 😉

I live rural, too so I understand the frustrations of limited shopping choices!

Re: And so it begins ( again)

aroc3435 — Sat, 12 Dec 2020 21:08:08 GMT

@Kachina624 What @jackthebear said is correct. The thickness or thinness of the sauce being used in a recipe determines which pasta to choose.

And then for soup (brodo) there are different types: ditalini, orzo, tiny shells, pastina (which is really tiny) often fed to babies with a little butter.

It really does matter both in terms of the taste of the recipe and the outcome. And Italian pasta uses a different wheat--semolina.

Egg noodles are not the same, though I like and use them as well, but not in the dish the original poster referenced.

Hope your weekend is going well. We are fortunate here today--it is 63 degrees and sunny. Hope it hangs on for a few morre days.

aroc3435

Washington, DC

Re: And so it begins ( again)

SilleeMee — Sat, 12 Dec 2020 21:01:18 GMT

Seems like every time I go shopping online there's always something out of stock and there's no telling when the stuff will be available again. It's frustrating and stressful when I can't find basic food items especially.

Re: And so it begins ( again)

ID2 — Sat, 12 Dec 2020 21:02:17 GMT

Too bad you all don't live near an Amish community. I buy all of my pasta (among many other things) from my two local Amish grocery stores. They never run out of varieties and their pasta is all homemade too! Yum!

Re: And so it begins ( again)

proudlyfromNJ — Sat, 12 Dec 2020 21:03:48 GMT

@ID2 wrote:
Too bad you all don't live near an Amish community. I buy all of my pasta (among many other things) from my two local Amish grocery stores. They never run out of varieties and their pasta is all homemade too! Yum!

@ID2 You don't need to live near an Amish community to purchase fresh pasta. It is available in many stores.

Re: And so it begins ( again)

kivah — Sat, 12 Dec 2020 21:05:14 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
I'm not a big pasta fan but have always wondered why there are so many types when they all taste the same. I gave up trying to keep up with them and now keep an ample supply of egg noodles on hand to use as "pasta". They're much easier to eat.

@patbz. Could you have used spaghetti?

My mother used to make broad noodles and cheese (a mix of pot cheese and farmer cheese). YUMMY!!!!!!!!!!

Re: And so it begins ( again)

mspatmac — Sat, 12 Dec 2020 21:06:20 GMT

@CelticCrafter wrote:

@Porcelain wrote:
Just heading this off. If everyone who comes here to complain about this thread -- donates a meal to charity instead, we could all make a real difference and help our neighbors.
What does donating a meal to charity have to do with shortages. It's not going to alleviate the shortage.

@CelticCrafter Nothing but maybe a warm feeling for helping others who don't have enough to eat

@Porcelain

Re: And so it begins ( again)

Sooner — Sat, 12 Dec 2020 21:06:38 GMT

If you have pasta eat and enjoy. I can't even think that what kind of pasta you have would rank as any sort of "problem" in today's world.

Count your blessings and enjoy whatever noodle is around.

Re: And so it begins ( again)

kivah — Sat, 12 Dec 2020 21:07:28 GMT

@CelticCrafter wrote:

@Porcelain wrote:
Just heading this off. If everyone who comes here to complain about this thread -- donates a meal to charity instead, we could all make a real difference and help our neighbors.
What does donating a meal to charity have to do with shortages. It's not going to alleviate the shortage.

There are always people suffering in the world --- people have a right to be frustrated and post here. Not only are people frustrated with shortages of things they want - but being locked up in their homes/apts - and not living a normal life.

Re: And so it begins ( again)

KKJ — Sat, 12 Dec 2020 21:10:12 GMT

@proudlyfromNJ wrote:
@ID2 wrote:
Too bad you all don't live near an Amish community. I buy all of my pasta (among many other things) from my two local Amish grocery stores. They never run out of varieties and their pasta is all homemade too! Yum!
@ID2 You don't need to live near an Amish community to purchase fresh pasta. It is available in many stores.

@proudlyfromNJ Very true! I can (and do) purchase Amish noodles at my local WM and grocery store.

Re: And so it begins ( again)

kivah — Sat, 12 Dec 2020 21:33:17 GMT

@aroc3435 wrote:
@Kachina624 What @jackthebear said is correct. The thickness or thinness of the sauce being used in a recipe determines which pasta to choose.

And then for soup (brodo) there are different types: ditalini, orzo, tiny shells, pastina (which is really tiny) often fed to babies with a little butter.

It really does matter both in terms of the taste of the recipe and the outcome. And Italian pasta uses a different wheat--semolina.

Egg noodles are not the same, though I like and use them as well, but not in the dish the original poster referenced.

Hope your weekend is going well. We are fortunate here today--it is 63 degrees and sunny. Hope it hangs on for a few morre days.

aroc3435
Washington, DC

I just learned something from u. I have Garofalo Organic Spaghetti in my pantry - from Costco. It's 100% durum wheat semolina - made in Italy. I wondered why it looks different from other spaghetti.

Re: And so it begins ( again)

Etoile308 — Sat, 12 Dec 2020 22:43:40 GMT

When I've been doing my pickup orders, which I alternate between grocery store and Walmart, I've been trying to think ahead a few weeks about what items may be popular and in short supply. I know a few families that always include a seafood pasta dish as part of their Feast of the Seven Fish.