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Bucatini
> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 14 Jan 2014 17:30:06 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
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>>So... I got this from Sur La Table. It wasn't cheap and I thought it
>>would
>>be a special treat. If you don't know what this is, it's like a thick
>>spaghetti but hollow inside like macaroni. Mine is extra long. Don't
>>know
>>if it all is. Came curved over in half in the package.
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>>Took several minutes more than the recommended 7 to ? (can't remember the
>>second number) to cook. I like my pasta quite al dente but it was totally
>>uncooked inside at 7 and even 9 minutes.
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>>And now? Daughter is struggling to eat it. The pieces are too thick to
>>fit
>>on a standard fork. And they are super long so no way really to wind them
>>because you can't hook it on there to start with.
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>>So... How are you supposed to eat this stuff?
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> This is one way I prepare it.
> http://www.kokoscornerblog.com/mycor...-tomatoes.html
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> or
> http://tinyurl.com/3go5fuq
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> Another wonderful way, which is probably my favorite, is Cacio e pepe.
> http://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/pasta-cacio-e-pepe
Thanks!
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