#making pasta from scratch
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i’m a girl in the same way olive garden is italian
#in name only#like yeah they’ve got pasta and shit#but my immigrant from north italy went all of one time and swore she would never go again#she taught me how to make pasta and gnocchi and sauces from scratch#idk how this went from ambiguous girl gender to childhood memories#i reckon because both are intrinsically tied with the expectation of kitchens and caretaking#like i’m a girl in the same way olive garden is authentic italian#both pass to the untrained eye#queer ppl are italian immigrants bewildered by olive garden’s claims. straight ppl just dont know olive garden is built on a throne of lies
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baby needs smoko
I say this every time I light a new one. baby does need smoko.
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I am making an entirely vibes-based pasta sauce which means I can use a truly unconscionable amount of shallots and no recipe will stop me
#bluh bluh#allium tag#never made sauce from scratch before!! but I've got some white wine I wanna get rid of#because I did not enjoy drinking it yesterday#also there isn't enough of the wine left for a whole sauce so I am supplementing it with prosecco#basically all I have in the fridge right now is white wine lemons parmesan and alliums. which is very convenient for making a pasta sauce#with white wine lemons parmesan and alliums
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I found some onion-free sauces when I was ordering my trusty onion-free vegetable stock online, so given that they have very long storage dates and I can eye them warily in my cupboard until i feel curious enough to try them I have picked some out to try…… very exciting if they end up being tasty!!!!!
#I feel that they will come out similar if not cheaper price wise to buying the fresh produce to make sauces from scratch myself#and it would save me soooooo much energy if I could buy a jar of pasta sauce for example…….#and then I could make it less urgently and pick and choose between flavours?! my own or a jar?! that would be sooooo neat!!!!!#also really want to find a stir fry sauce I can eat again bc I miss noodlesssssssss#I ordered some ketchup too bc it’s been years since I could eat that and that was one of the ingredients in a super simple nasty style swee#and sour sauce >:3#perhaps….. I can return to my bestie the humble nasty style stir fry……
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So... dinner was nice. We enjoyed the experience. But Wax had a carbonara dish, which he has been learning to make from scratch (pasta included) with Uncles Wax and Max. He's been learning how to make it because it is his favourite dish.
Yeah - it was quite disappointing tonight, and we asked him how it was and he said "a bit bland" (which is DAMNING from a kid who usually finds nice things to say about everything - complete opposite of Max). But he was dead on (we all tried it). Needed both salt and pepper, and some more parmesan for the sharpness.
Anyway, Hubs went up to pay and the hostess (owner) asked him how everything was, and he asked her if she wanted brutal honesty.
(Those of you who know Hubs, he is a sarcastic MF and can be very cutting with his tongue - Max gets it from him in SPADES).
Anyway, she said yes, and then Hubs said that while the entree was delicious, and three of the mains were equally great, the pasta was really disappointing and then he said "one of my sons can cook a better carbonara then that". He then went on to say it was edible, and not bad enough to send back. Just disappointing.
Then we find out it's a new chef.
But yep, Wax had an interesting night in that he learnt that he can cook a meal better than a professional chef (with help from Uncle Max and Wax).
#I cannot make pasta from scratch but one of my kids has done it twice...#Uncles Max and Wax bought me a pasta maker and Wax uses it#Adventures in the kitchen
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Conbini lasagna is back :| My husband is always compelled to try these somehow. I don't know how he can eat lasagna in this heat, or how he can eat this at all.
#lasagna crimes#also like.#i have a pasta maker#and a recipe for ricotta#i would make lasagna from scratch if he asked.
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I just need the internet to know that I made the most amazing penne alla vodka with mushrooms from scratch tonight for dinner and i am a total catch 💯
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SHIT ACTUALLY GOT THE PROMOTION
#i don't think there's a pay bump but I'm off customer service and get to put my time into making pasta from scratch and when I'm looking at#going back to school i can get a 4 day work week and and and#m#h
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Where is YOUR creeped au bond map yoke sucker
IVE BEEN BUSY OK IM SORRYYYY
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nice way to spend new years
#my eyes genuinely watered walking into the walk spot because it’s been a bit#fave spot in the world actually#spent all summer there made me happy sad because I miss her#was 50° though and already went by the cemetery nearby so stopped in#these are some crummy phone pics but brought both cams#used up some b&w film#sun came out and was warm chilly but so fresh by the water#place is the perfect mix of everything for me l love her#probably won't be back for a bit especially with the cold snap coming#allllll set with that catch me indoors#came home and finished laundry and I made some soup#trying to perfect a homemade veggie ramen soup#been trying different noodles out#would be cool to attempt to make them from scratch and regular pasta too! and raviolis#anyways I can't wait for spring#that's a deer skull btw that's stuff they collect around#she said they found a fox skull too but it blew away#I'd love to walk around there early morning#saw a bald eagle there a couple months back#I miss all last summer there#v special#been special since like 2015 but last summer meant a lot in there#gonna also play the og tomb raider later#that shit was my FAVE as a kid#mine#this was all so jumbled#happy new year
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Half of my somewhat decent cooking skills have been attained by going "oh, well duh" and here's one of those moments from today's lunch that has proven extremely helpful when I want to make something appetizing without going all-out:
You can just doctor storebought pasta sauce to make it taste richer. Most of the stuff you add will already be in the sauce, but it still helps make it more to your liking.
Stuff I usually add, if I've got it on hand (you can do any combination of these or other spices, for real, just add whatever!)
-Butter. Man, it's a magical make-the-sauce-smoother thing.
-Sprinkle of onion powder and oregano
-Garlic. I like to melt a pad of butter down in the saucepan with a bit of minced garlic (the stuff that comes in a jar, but you can use any type), then I'll add the storebought sauce and the other dry spices.
-Here are the big two: crushed red pepper flakes and chili powder. A little kick makes any red sauce better imo, so shake a good amount of both in.
-Top with cheese and, if you can, some fresh herbs! Genovese basil is to die for.
That's it! Experiment! Taste as you go! Don't measure, just toss stuff in gradually until it tastes hella good and then use similar amounts next time. Go forth and impress your comrades with your cooking witchcraft, and don't feel bad if it takes a couple of tries to find what works.
#cooking#pasta sauce#pasta#life skills#cooking hacks#adhd hacks#more like “cooking hey no shit” but it's good to share this stuff! I genuinely did not register this as an option for so long#I avoided making my own sauce from scratch for forever because I didn't know where to begin#and now I avoid it because I can add some razzle-dazzle to the storebought stuff and get a pretty good result with like 5 less steps#not to mention less groceries#i do infinitely love 100% homemade pasta#but that's not always feasible so this is a wonderful compromise imo
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In a turn of shocking events absolutely stunning no one more than myself, I might actually enjoy cooking and not only that, be good at it
#it’s like a switch just flipped or something it’s crazy#cooking genuinely used to be in my top 10 most hated activities#but these past couple days I’ve been loving it?#I wonder if the secret is that I’m ACTUALLY cooking#as in like making things from scratch and not relying on premade frozen and stovetop meals#like on Saturday I made a ran of ribs#(made bbq sauce from scratch and everything!)#and then shredded the meat for tacos#they were delicious! and I loved the process of it!#they were so yummy I brought the leftovers to work for lunch the next day!!!!#I’ve *never* done that before#last night I made pasta#and while the pasta was premade (I don’t think I’ll ever reach a point where I’m making pasta from scratch regularly lol)#(I would like to give a shot eventually though)#I made the sauce myself and actually grated fresh Parmesan cheese instead of using the powdered shit#and it was so yummy!!!!#today a friend is coming over and I’m gonna make her fried rice with some of the leftover rib meat#I woke up this morning and first thing made French toast and bacon#not frozen French toast like I actually turned the stove on#tomorrow night I am planning on making Turkey meatloaf with glazed carrots and some peas#what is HAPPENING#this used to be HELL for me and now I’m enjoying it#and food tastes???? good????#this is insane who was gonna tell me food could taste good??????#I used to hate food and only ate when I needed to#is this what cooking from scratch does???? it makes it taste good?????#mannnnnnn#but anyways yes I’m loving it I’m loving the process and it’s tasting good#I haven’t had a horrible accident where something tastes awful yet#(I expect it will happen eventually haha but so far!!!)
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tbh proud that my brother is learning to cook after being inspired by watching me do it
#the other day I made meatballs from scratch and it was very. . interesting and I sent him a picture#he now made the same thing along with pasta and sent me a pic and it looks so delicious#plus it makes me happy to know that I will cook tomorrow for my mom <3 I have to buy some stuff because basically I don't have anything I n#but I was thinking about cooking burritos#I miss eating chipotle a lot and the style I hope to imitate is theirs#vin speaks
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You know that daunting task that you’ve put off for years that you think is gonna suck and take hours to do but ends up taking 10 minutes?
Yea I WISH it were like that, I just finished my daunting task and it was just as tedious and annoying as I thought it would be… if not worse. (Cause I don’t have the right cleaning supplies)
#note to self and everyone. NEVER make black garlic pasta from scratch in a pasta machine…#you know how hard those bitches are to clean?#i literally haven’t used it since 2019 because I KNEW how much cleaning it was gonna suck.#but here we are. 3 hours of elbow grease later and I’m finally fucking done and my kitchen is clean too#now I can finally make pasta again but something tells me I won’t touch that machine again for a while…#personal
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whenever i try to cook something ive never made before it gives me so much anxiety
#tonight im attempting a recipe i saw from eatwitzo on tiktok! the guy who says ‘lets make something outta nothing’ 😝#im gonna try to make salmon w this creamy sauce and pasta and im so scared i’ll fuck it up ahahahahahhaha#i’ve never made sauce from scratch before!!#it isnt even that many ingredients i just get nervous whenever i attempt anything new ever
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16, 21, and 29 please :) :)
16. thoughts on mint chocolate chip?
Love :) always have always will :)
21. a number that weirds you out?
Uhhhh I dunno 😅 2 digit prime numbers have some sus vibes sometimes but I can’t think of any specific numbers that give me the ick
29. preferred pasta noodle?
It is so dish dependent!!! I guess I usually default to spaghetti if I’m gonna have a long noodle, but I tend to prefer short ones. I used to make farfalle a lot and we always have gemelli in the pantry so that’s a common one for me to use. Orecchiette is the best one for Mac and cheese (obviously), but really it’s so dependent on what it’s the vessel for, you know? I have like 3-4 Cavatelli presses I got in Italy but for some reason I never make that.
#my dad got super into making pasta from scratch when we went to Italy in 2016 so clearly pasta is a passion#I generally don’t love long noodles that aren’t spaghetti though!#I mean it depends on the dish again#but wide ones are sometimes too much noodle for the sauce and angel hair is just bad#asks#ask game#thecollectionsof
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