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You have me in the mood to have pasta, and I just had it last night. Yum.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on February 12, 2016 at 9:40 AM
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I like mine perfectly balanced too, Dear Kabu!
Your post and pictures are making me hungry, lol..I don't know a lot about Greek foods; is garlic a big ingredient in most dishes? Wondering because a new diner opened here, called American Diner, managed by a lovely Greek immigrant couple. But most everything on the menu, from steaks, fried chicken, lasagna, veggies and even the pancakes (I kid you not) has distinct hints of garlic. 
posted by
Katray2
on February 12, 2016 at 8:44 AM
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I love the Greek food and the Italian - and in my house they got the
noodles as al dente as they happened to be if I was bouncing off the kitchen walls to get everything prepped and ready at the same time. If I remember correctly, it all got eaten. I learned about Greek salads at a restaurant on Broadway in Seattle's Capitol Hill area, the lovely tomatoes, olives, feta, but no lettuce. Used to go for a salad on my lunch hour. (sigh)
posted by
Pat_B
on February 12, 2016 at 6:10 AM
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Kabu
I really like Kalamata olives - I use them a lot, and not just in salads, and I also love Feta - but my pasta has to be al dente...
posted by
Nautikos
on February 11, 2016 at 7:08 PM
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Kabuiepie-;-)~
Thankfully you're here so I don't cook my spaghetti anymore, devine though it tasted.
I love you
posted by
WileyJohn
on February 11, 2016 at 5:39 PM
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Ahh yes, exactly! When I was a little girl, my mom designated me as the taster, or rather, allowed me to think that was the case! My job was to taste test the pasta, called macaroni or spaghett', until it was just as you described. We didn't eat pasta al dente in my family either; my dad didn't like it that way. And, my Italian grandmother would only use Greek oregano in cooking.
posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on February 11, 2016 at 4:18 PM
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I've been using a sort of exotic pasta lately...
like very narrow lasagna noodles, ruffled but only an inch across, and thin. It still takes 15 minutes to cook enough to not be starchy tasting.
posted by
Ciel
on February 11, 2016 at 3:14 PM
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That looks devine!!!
posted by
lovelyladymonk
on February 11, 2016 at 2:11 PM
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