Guest guest Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 I agree - a great bunch of cooks here!! We should get together and have a covered-dish event:) About the pasta - it seems like the small amount of oil that you'd add to the pasta cooking water would mostly be poured off when you drain the pasta. I wouldn't think there'd be enough residue left to add any significant fat content. If you are referring to adding oil after it's cooked, if you really need it you could control the amount very carefully (it shouldn't take but a couple drops). Or maybe you could try a spritz or two of non-fat cooking spray? I also wonder if oil is necessary to keep it apart, or whether another liquid such as fat-free dressing would work? It might be fun to experiment around and see. These are just my opinions/suggestions, and someone here might have much better ways of solving that dilemma. I haven't tried the gluten- free pasta which may be lots stickier than what I'm used to. , " Janet Coe Hammond " <janetcoe wrote: > > Such good dinners!!! > > Maybe the list could help me a bit with my dinner. This week, I am passionately enjoying experimentation with spaghetti (Tinkyada Pasta Joy Brown Rice gluten-free spaghetti - great stuff!) and various greens (dandelions tonight) and a representative of the aluminum family (red onions tonight). I like it with sesame seeds and red pepper flakes. where I need help is: the spaghetti sticks together without a bit of oil. Suggestions?? > Janet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 Rinse it. It removes some of the starch on the outside, and helps keep it from sticking. Mom always used to do this for just that reason, even though her cooking was not fat free. She never used oil in her water; she simply rinsed the pasta. Aly , "Janet Coe Hammond" <janetcoe wrote: Such good dinners!!! Maybe the list could help me a bit with my dinner. This week, I am passionately enjoying experimentation with spaghetti (Tinkyada Pasta Joy Brown Rice gluten-free spaghetti - great stuff!) and various greens (dandelions tonight) and a representative of the aluminum family (red onions tonight). I like it with sesame seeds and red pepper flakes. where I need help is: the spaghetti sticks together without a bit of oil. Suggestions?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 Alyza wrote: > Rinse it. It removes some of the starch on the outside, and helps > keep it from sticking. Mom always used to do this for just that > reason, even though her cooking was not fat free. She never used oil > in her water; she simply rinsed the pasta. I rinse the pasta, too. Sometimes, I also add back in a little of the cooking water to keep it moist. Even when I wasn't eating fat, I didn't add oil to the pasta water, and I grew up in an Italian household. Serene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 If you rinse pasta, the sauce doesn't stick well. Blessings,Jen "For I know the plans I have for you", declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11 Alyza <alyzas Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 8:08:24 AMRe: Tonight for dinner - sticking pasta Rinse it. It removes some of the starch on the outside, and helps keep it from sticking. Mom always used to do this for just that reason, even though her cooking was not fat free. She never used oil in her water; she simply rinsed the pasta.Aly, "Janet Coe Hammond" <janetcoe wrote: Such good dinners!!! Maybe the list could help me a bit with my dinner. This week, I am passionately enjoying experimentation with spaghetti (Tinkyada Pasta Joy Brown Rice gluten-free spaghetti - great stuff!) and various greens (dandelions tonight) and a representative of the aluminum family (red onions tonight). I like it with sesame seeds and red pepper flakes. where I need help is: the spaghetti sticks together without a bit of oil. Suggestions? ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 I did cheat and use chili sesame oil so the spaghetti would relax. I also forgot to say that I "sautéed" the veggies & half-cooked spaghetti in a water/vinegar/hot sesame oil solution that reduced to a delicious tang. It was really good, but I worried over the oil. - Jennifer Toscano Tuesday, June 17, 2008 10:05 AM Re: Tonight for dinner - sticking pasta If you rinse pasta, the sauce doesn't stick well. Blessings,Jen "For I know the plans I have for you", declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11 Alyza <alyzas (AT) earthlink (DOT) net> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 8:08:24 AMRe: Tonight for dinner - sticking pasta Rinse it. It removes some of the starch on the outside, and helps keep it from sticking. Mom always used to do this for just that reason, even though her cooking was not fat free. She never used oil in her water; she simply rinsed the pasta.Aly, "Janet Coe Hammond" <janetcoe wrote: Such good dinners!!! Maybe the list could help me a bit with my dinner. This week, I am passionately enjoying experimentation with spaghetti (Tinkyada Pasta Joy Brown Rice gluten-free spaghetti - great stuff!) and various greens (dandelions tonight) and a representative of the aluminum family (red onions tonight). I like it with sesame seeds and red pepper flakes. where I need help is: the spaghetti sticks together without a bit of oil. Suggestions? ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 i watched an Italian chef on tv a while ago and he said never put oil in the water because the sauce won't blend with it and stick as it should. I never put anything in my water, the trick is to use huge amounts of water so it has room to move about. Tonight we had fresh pasta for the first time. our first huge supermarket opened up in our town yesterday and it is heavenly, all the whole meal things we've never been able to buy here. Life's a dream! Shell. - " Jennifer Toscano " <cjtoscano Tuesday, June 17, 2008 6:05 PM Re: Tonight for dinner - sticking pasta If you rinse pasta, the sauce doesn't stick well. Blessings, Jen " For I know the plans I have for you " , declares the Lord, " plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. " Jeremiah 29:11 Alyza <alyzas Tuesday, June 17, 2008 8:08:24 AM Re: Tonight for dinner - sticking pasta Rinse it. It removes some of the starch on the outside, and helps keep it from sticking. Mom always used to do this for just that reason, even though her cooking was not fat free. She never used oil in her water; she simply rinsed the pasta. Aly , " Janet Coe Hammond " <janetcoe wrote: Such good dinners!!! Maybe the list could help me a bit with my dinner. This week, I am passionately enjoying experimentation with spaghetti (Tinkyada Pasta Joy Brown Rice gluten-free spaghetti - great stuff!) and various greens (dandelions tonight) and a representative of the aluminum family (red onions tonight). I like it with sesame seeds and red pepper flakes. where I need help is: the spaghetti sticks together without a bit of oil. Suggestions? ? -- Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.3.0/1501 - Release 6/13/2008 6:33 AM -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 2079 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 So said my cooking teacher.. but Mom's always did. Jennifer Toscano wrote: If you rinse pasta, the sauce doesn't stick well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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