Re: [CnD] spaghetti questions

2015-01-27 Thread John Diakogeorgiou via Cookinginthedark
org] On > Behalf Of Penny Reeder via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Monday, January 26, 2015 1:53 AM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org; Kathy Brandt > Subject: Re: [CnD] spaghetti questions > > Just to add to Kathy's instructiohns, if you cook too much pasta and have > it > l

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2015-01-26 Thread Sandy via Cookinginthedark
attitude adjustment! -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Penny Reeder via Cookinginthedark Sent: Monday, January 26, 2015 1:53 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org; Kathy Brandt Subject: Re: [CnD] spaghetti questions Just to

Re: [CnD] spaghetti questions

2015-01-25 Thread Penny Reeder via Cookinginthedark
held a box worth. > Kathy. > > > -Original Message- > From: Nicole Massey via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2015 10:09 AM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org ; 'Holly Anderson' > Subject: Re: [CnD] spaghetti questions > > I was

Re: [CnD] spaghetti questions

2015-01-25 Thread Kathy Brandt via Cookinginthedark
y for one or two servings; this was for uncooked spaghetti; it held a box worth. Kathy. -Original Message- From: Nicole Massey via Cookinginthedark Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2015 10:09 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org ; 'Holly Anderson' Subject: Re: [CnD] spaghetti q

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2015-01-25 Thread Jan via Cookinginthedark
f you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: "brenda mueller via Cookinginthedark" To: ; Sent: Friday, January 23, 2015 7:39 PM Subject: Re: [CnD] spaghetti questions Look, guys, You don't need all this fancy stuff. You just

Re: [CnD] spaghetti questions

2015-01-25 Thread Becky McCullough via Cookinginthedark
12:36 AM Subject: Re: [CnD] spaghetti questions Maybe you have the skill to not need a pasta pot. However, it is a personal choice, and those who feel the necessity for such an item should never be belittled for their lack of skill or their desire to do the task safely in a way that they are comfor

Re: [CnD] spaghetti questions

2015-01-24 Thread Charles Rivard via Cookinginthedark
eated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: "brenda mueller via Cookinginthedark" To: ; Sent: Friday, January 23, 2015 7:39 PM Subject: Re: [CnD] spaghetti questions Look, guys, You don't need all this fancy stuff. Yo

Re: [CnD] spaghetti questions

2015-01-24 Thread Linda Yacks via Cookinginthedark
Get a bigger strainer. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Alex Hall via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, January 23, 2015 9:07 PM To: ; brenda mueller Subject: Re: [CnD] spaghetti questions Getting the pasta into the

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2015-01-24 Thread Debbra Piening via Cookinginthedark
x27;re not only for blind people! -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Sandy via Cookinginthedark Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2015 1:15 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org; 'Penny Reeder' Subject: Re: [CnD] spaghetti que

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2015-01-23 Thread Sandy via Cookinginthedark
- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Penny Reeder via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, January 23, 2015 8:10 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org; Alex Hall Subject: Re: [CnD] spaghetti questions Hi Alex and others, My pasta pot is one of the best investme

Re: [CnD] spaghetti questions

2015-01-23 Thread Nicole Massey via Cookinginthedark
cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] > On Behalf Of Alex Hall via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Friday, January 23, 2015 8:07 PM > To: ; brenda mueller > Subject: Re: [CnD] spaghetti questions > > Getting the pasta into the strainer has always been a challenge for me. > An insert t

Re: [CnD] spaghetti questions

2015-01-23 Thread Penny Reeder via Cookinginthedark
> one. >> Brenda Mueller >> >> >>> - Original Message - >>> From: Paula and James Muysenberg via >> Cookinginthedark>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org, Nicole Massey >> >> Date sent: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 09:43:18 -0600 >>> Subject: R

Re: [CnD] spaghetti questions

2015-01-23 Thread Alex Hall via Cookinginthedark
Original Message - >> From: Paula and James Muysenberg via > Cookinginthedark> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org, Nicole Massey > > Date sent: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 09:43:18 -0600 >> Subject: Re: [CnD] spaghetti questions > >> Hi, all, > >>My name is Pa

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2015-01-23 Thread brenda mueller via Cookinginthedark
--- From: Paula and James Muysenberg via CookinginthedarkTo: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org, Nicole Massey Date sent: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 09:43:18 -0600 Subject: Re: [CnD] spaghetti questions Hi, all, My name is Paula. I just joined yesterday, and am looking forward to learning from every

Re: [CnD] spaghetti questions

2015-01-23 Thread janbrown via Cookinginthedark
Oh course it depends on what amounts you generally eat. You could start by cooking two cups of pasta for about ten minutes at full boil. Your spaghetti sauce will be okay right out of the jar but many people add a little something like onions and garlic or more red pepper flakes or whatever suits

Re: [CnD] spaghetti questions

2015-01-23 Thread John Diakogeorgiou via Cookinginthedark
It never hurts to make to much. I would suggestvtasting the sauce. I add fresh garlic and oraegano. Also I make hotter. John Diakogeorgiou > On Jan 22, 2015, at 9:48 AM, Holly Anderson via Cookinginthedark > wrote: > > Hi all. Today I’m going to attempt something I’ve never done before, >

Re: [CnD] spaghetti questions

2015-01-22 Thread Sandy via Cookinginthedark
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2015 12:40 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org; pjh...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [CnD] spaghetti questions There are many good prepared spaghetti sauces around. I love Newman's Own marinara. Some are even chunky and great with no other additions. I usually add br

Re: [CnD] spaghetti questions

2015-01-22 Thread Charles Rivard via Cookinginthedark
: "Nicole Massey via Cookinginthedark" To: ; "'Holly Anderson'" Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2015 9:09 AM Subject: Re: [CnD] spaghetti questions I was told by the ex-boyfriend of a friend of mine, who was wrong in just about everything else, that to measure spaghe

Re: [CnD] spaghetti questions

2015-01-22 Thread Abby Vincent via Cookinginthedark
2015 7:43 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org; Nicole Massey Subject: Re: [CnD] spaghetti questions Hi, all, My name is Paula. I just joined yesterday, and am looking forward to learning from everyone. I've already gleaned some great tips on cooking spaghetti from y'all, even though I

Re: [CnD] spaghetti questions

2015-01-22 Thread Alex Hall via Cookinginthedark
No problem, you have to start somewhere. 1. I start with ten minutes after the water boils and the noodles go in (some people leave the noodles in the whole time the water is heating, but I like to add them after it's boiling). After ten minutes grab a noodle with a fork and taste it. It's now

Re: [CnD] spaghetti questions

2015-01-22 Thread Paula and James Muysenberg via Cookinginthedark
ntation you can heat it in the bowls you're going to serve in. And of course, YMMV, as in all things cooking. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Holly Anderson via Cookinginthedark Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2015 8:49 AM T

Re: [CnD] spaghetti questions

2015-01-22 Thread Nicole Massey via Cookinginthedark
--- > From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] > On Behalf Of Holly Anderson via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2015 8:49 AM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Subject: [CnD] spaghetti questions > > Hi all. Today I’m going to att

Re: [CnD] spaghetti questions

2015-01-22 Thread Penny Reeder via Cookinginthedark
Hi, The key to cooking pasta is to use lots of water and lots of salt! Cook it until it's just cooked -- you don't want mushy pasta! The Italians call it "al dente!" Fill your pasta pot about two thirds full with cold water. When it comes to a full, rolling boil, add at least a Tablespoon (I use mo

[CnD] spaghetti questions

2015-01-22 Thread Holly Anderson via Cookinginthedark
Hi all. Today I’m going to attempt something I’ve never done before, spaghetti. I know its kind of sad. I’m making spaghetti for 2 people. I have a spaghetti cooker, it has a section with holes inside a pot that the spaghetti goes in. So when I lift the section with the holes out of the pot t