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Spaghetti, am I the only one?

Icegoddess — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 22:04:22 GMT

I don't know why, but for some reason I think of spaghetti as a cold weather dish, much like I do chili. Am I the only one? I was recently thinking about making spaghetti for supper because we hadn't had it for awhile, and then thought of the 97 degree temps outside and decided on something else. We're finally getting a cool-down this weekend, so maybe it'll be time for some spaghetti.

ETA: I'm talking about spaghetti with meat sauce.

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KingstonsMom — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 21:08:15 GMT

Spaghetti is a year round dish in our home in the hot, humid South.

All stove top cooking, no hot oven required.

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Katcat1 — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 21:08:17 GMT

I think of chili and beef stew as cold weather dishes; however, I do like chili so if it is 70 degrees out, I will make it. In fact, I am making it later this evening. Spaghetti I think of as any weather dish. You can make make cold spaghetti dishes or you can make a light sauce hot spaghetti dish or hot spaghetti with sauteed mushrooms, green onions, a little fresh garlic. Explore your choices with spaghetti and you will think of it differently perhaps.

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ScrapHappy — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 21:12:19 GMT

My husband wanted spaghetti at least once a week. Now he’s on a low carb diet.

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Silver Fox1 — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 21:26:18 GMT

@IcegoddessI do too, also Pot Roast and beef stew !

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AuntG — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 21:35:22 GMT

More of a year round thing for us. I use fresh garden tomatoes in the sauce during summer.

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millieshops — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 21:39:28 GMT

I like spaghetti year-rund. In the summer I often top it with a fresh tomato sauce (no cooking); once it's cooler I use a more traditional sauce.

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Icegoddess — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 21:56:22 GMT

I won't do a simple tomato sauce. I'm really not a fan of tomatoes. My spaghetti gets meat sauce, heavy on the meat, a mixture of ground beef and Italian sausage in spaghetti sauce. Then, I add in black and green olives and fresh mushrooms, so it's a pretty heavy sauce.

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MarkeieMark — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 21:57:21 GMT

My father was Italian, and a chef, we had it as a side dish for practically every meal.

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dulwich — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 22:11:20 GMT

I absolutely love spaghetti - all pastas actually - year round, week round, could eat it every day. DH hates pasta! so every time we eat out I go for the pasta. Yum.

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dulwich — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 22:13:47 GMT

P.s. Forgot to say my favorite spaghetti - apart from Bolognaise - is just with warm olive oil & garlic and herbs.

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Krimpette — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 22:16:29 GMT

I eat spaghetti all year 'round. Never thought of it as only a cool weather meal. I love spaghetti. Just had some today, in fact!

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hckynut — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 22:40:49 GMT

@Icegoddess

My wife eats it year round. I eat whole wheat pasta, with olive oil, year round. I prefer pasta types that don't require much to eat it. Spaghetti to me is not one of them.

hckynut

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software — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 22:43:41 GMT

If I waited for cold weather, I would rarely have spaghetti, and I love it!

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Chicagosuburbangirl — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 23:50:54 GMT

My Polish mom made summer spaghetti.

Regular or thin spaghetti noodle. Olive oil base. Sautéed mushrooms and green or red or both peppers.

Little garlic salt and pepper.

Serve at room temperature. Delicious.

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Misplaced Parisian — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 00:04:22 GMT

@Chicagosuburbangirl wrote:
My Polish mom made summer spaghetti.

Regular or thin spaghetti noodle. Olive oil base. Sautéed mushrooms and green or red or both peppers.

Little garlic salt and pepper.

Serve at room temperature. Delicious.

@Chicagosuburbangirl OMG, this sounds DELISH! I'm going to try to make this. Thank you for sharing.

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Misplaced Parisian — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 00:10:39 GMT

@Icegoddess wrote:
I won't do a simple tomato sauce. I'm really not a fan of tomatoes. My spaghetti gets meat sauce, heavy on the meat, a mixture of ground beef and Italian sausage in spaghetti sauce. Then, I add in black and green olives and fresh mushrooms, so it's a pretty heavy sauce.

@Icegoddess I know a man in my life who would absolutely love this. Thanks for sharing. I'm going to make this for him and substitute macaroni for the spaghetti noodles while adding some fresh Parmesan cheese.

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blackhole99 — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 00:15:39 GMT

I usually don't make spaghetti in the summer either or chili. I will be making chili this week, my husband loves it.

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jannabelle1 — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 00:25:57 GMT

Only on the hottest summer days (95+) would I not consider making spaghetti! Any other day, whatever the season, is good for me when it comes to spaghetti!

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PA Mom-mom — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 00:29:06 GMT

@Icegoddess Oh my! I look forward to fall and winter as an excuse to make pasta with bolognese. I just love making that 4 hour bolognese on a cold day! I would eat pasta every day if I could. Unfortunately I don't exercise enough to do that. It is considered a luxury in our household. Oh, and also, my DH LOVES chili above all things.