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I’m really struggling with my grocery list. With the recent milk scare in China, I’ve had to throw out my entire stock of milk. So dairy products are out for now.
I have to lay off buying veggies from China because apparently those contain melamine too. Duh!
I’m not usually very particular about where veggies and fruits come from. But like it or not, I have to start reading labels more carefully and being much more selective.
#1. Pasta. How do you tell when it’s done? Do you cook on medium or high?
I’m always in a hurry so I tend to have the heat on high and I keep talking to the water so it’ll boil quicker
. I’m also guilty of not following the instructions on the packaging.
To test for doneness, I stick the tip of my spatula into the pasta every now and then, and if it’s soft outside and hard inside, it’s done.
#2. Deep frying. What kind of oil do you use?
I use vegetable oil which I buy in 5kg bottles.
#3. Grilling. Do you grill on foil or directly on the grill?
Sometimes I grill on foil, sometimes directly on the pan itself.
#4. Share a recipe that involves cooking something two different ways. Example, for lasagna you might fry the meat and bake the whole dish.
I use pre-made sauce for my pastas but never straight out of the bottle because I always have my own ingredients to add.
For my spiral pasta bake, for instance, I boil the pasta first, then saute the meat and veggies in the pasta sauce before pouring it over the pasta to bake.

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Yum, that Spiral Pasta Bake sounds good. Thanks for sharing it.
By Donna on 10.10.08 9:05 am | Permalink
I love anything with pasta in it. Bad for my hips but oh well!
By Karen on 10.10.08 11:50 pm | Permalink
The Pasta spiral bake looks good. The picture looks very tempting. I’d like to try it sometime. Yum!
By Sue on 10.11.08 6:51 am | Permalink
Talking to your water? Does that really work?
By Lynne on 10.11.08 10:35 am | Permalink
@karen
Bad for your hips? Do you mean that literally or do you just mean it’s fattening?
By chili queen on 10.11.08 10:47 am | Permalink
@lynne
, just kiddin’!
Yes, it does but only if you talk real nice and slow
By chili queen on 10.11.08 10:50 am | Permalink
That spiral pasta bake. I get hungrier with each blog I visit when I do the round up.
Thanks for playing FFOF!
By valmg on 10.12.08 11:07 am | Permalink
@valmg
I’ve only visited a few this week. Will be making my rounds soon as I get a chance today. Thanks for the great questions you have for us each week
By chili queen on 10.12.08 11:26 am | Permalink
Spiral pasta is my favorite kind of pasta. I’ll have to try your recipe.
By Charla on 10.14.08 6:18 am | Permalink
Boy, that pasta looks so good. I would probably use green pepper instead of carrots, though, because for some reason, carrots and tomato sauce just don’t seem to go together!
By Sheri/Cookingmom on 10.14.08 11:45 am | Permalink