Re: Spaghetti, am I the only one?

Icegoddess · ‎03-19-2010

@Shanus wrote:
@AuntG wrote:
More of a year round thing for us. I use fresh garden tomatoes in the sauce during summer.

@AuntG It's a comfort food at our house. I use whole wheat spaghetti which is OK for me, but makes DH's lip curl up.

@Shanus I don't care for whole wheat pasta either but only because it is too firm, much like whole wheat bread is too dense for me.

Shanus · ‎05-17-2010

@Icegoddess wrote:
@Shanus wrote:
@AuntG wrote:
More of a year round thing for us. I use fresh garden tomatoes in the sauce during summer.

@AuntG It's a comfort food at our house. I use whole wheat spaghetti which is OK for me, but makes DH's lip curl up.
@Shanus I don't care for whole wheat pasta either but only because it is too firm, much like whole wheat bread is too dense for me.

@Icegoddess You're correct, but both are lower in carbs and high in fiber. I figure it's like eating medicine w/ meat sauce.

shoesnbags · ‎03-10-2010

No, I can’t say that I think of spaghetti with meat sauce ( or any other pasta dish) as a cold weather food. We like to eat it year round.

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CherryHugs · ‎07-21-2014

I have found if I cook any whole wheat pasta more than the time on the package, cooking it very well, no one can tell it is whole wheat! Truly! I like it much better that way too. Once when I didnt cook it enough I didnt care for the wheat taste. But whole wheat pasta is all I use now!

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Shanus · ‎05-17-2010

@CherryHugs wrote:
I have found if I cook any whole wheat pasta more than the time on the package, cooking it very well, no one can tell it is whole wheat! Truly! I like it much better that way too. Once when I didnt cook it enough I didnt care for the wheat taste. But whole wheat pasta is all I use now!

@CherryHugs Pre-diabetic here...at least that's what doc calls it. Not type 2, but both parents had it and A1C tests come out high normal. I've stayed on diabetic diet (with a cheat here or there 😜) for the last 20 yrs. Whole wheat pasta & bread are my go tos, so I guess I've gotten used to it. Many restaurants offer it now and w/ so many people w/ gluten sensitivities, there are pastas made w/ other grains, too that are not full on flour. I take mine out al dente and leave DH's in the water until almost mush.

Shanus · ‎05-17-2010

@shoesnbags wrote:
No, I can’t say that I think of spaghetti with meat sauce ( or any other pasta dish) as a cold weather food. We like to eat it year round.

@shoesnbags Love pasta w/ fresh spring/summer veggies.

LilacTree · ‎03-25-2012

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

@MarkeieMark

That's how the Italians do it. Many courses at the typical Italian dinner. A real story:

I am half Italian, but didn't follow this tradition. I invited an Italian girl and her husband for dinner once and served turkey tetrazinni, an Italian salad, homemade rolls, a homemade cheesecake, and a great red wine. I put a lot of effort into it. candles on the table, the whole formal bit.

As I began to serve the dessert, this gal looked at me and angrily said "Where's the meat?" I answered it was in the turkey tetrazinni. She was extremely insulted and I must say the rest of the dinner did not go well. They left right after the dinner and I never saw her again.

Formerly Ford1224
We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Elie Wiesel 1986

happycat · ‎09-18-2010

I don't make it alot, but here its year round.

Financialgrl · ‎03-13-2010

I have spaghetti throughout the year but I'm in VA and we've had a bad drought the last couple months - well they've said today it's gonna rain all day and we can expect 1 to 2 inches and the temp here is cooler. I'm sitting here thinking it's a good day for a nice comfort meal like soup or spaghetti!

sophiamarie · ‎08-08-2013

@Carmie wrote:
When I grew up, we had spaghetti or some other pasta dish EVERY Thursday and Sunday just like all of my Italian friends.

it's always been a year around dish for me.

@Carmie In an Italian househole (In New York anyway) we had spaghetti EVERY single Thursday and Sunday. It was a ritual. I still do it to this day. We love our pasta.....