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faerykin

In Other News - Food

Mar 19, 2007 12:43

Lately, we've been sampling Weight Watcher's Smart Ones TV Dinners.

I've been taking them to work, and alendark uses them as an afternoon snack. They have quite the assortment - including several different pasta dishes. I loves me some pasta ( Read more... )

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blackdragon420 March 19 2007, 17:10:24 UTC

Carbonara is an alfredo yes, but it's kicked up with extra parm cheese and black pepper so it's totally different and totally nummy! Ever since I forst learned of carbonara I don't make normal alfredo anymore, I figure anything that you can put alfredo on you could put carbonara on without really ruining anything.

faerykin March 19 2007, 17:17:52 UTC

Isn't alfredo just parmesan cheese? At least that is what I've been told. So you add black pepper and more cheese and get to call it, carbonara?

I suppose this shouldn't surprise me. After all, aren't most pastas exactly the same? Change the shape and you get to call it something else entirely.

blackdragon420 March 19 2007, 20:33:54 UTC

Pretty much yeah, alfredo is butter, heavy cream, salt and parm. Double to triple the parm and add pepper(freshly large chunk cracked black normally) and VOILA carbonara.

And yeah the shape and\or length or width is what determines the different pastas. Linguine is I think approx 1\8 inch wide, fettucine is approx 1\4 inch wide, other than that they can be made of exactly the same thing. Even something as small as whether it has ridges on the outside makes the difference between penne and some other obscure pasta.

faerykin March 21 2007, 19:11:35 UTC

Ziti is obscure pasta?

alendark March 19 2007, 18:42:34 UTC

ITS A MIRACLE!!!! Maybe I can learn how to make Chicken and Broccoli Alfredo now!

faerykin March 19 2007, 19:28:44 UTC

Hey now, don't go pushing your luck. lol

Though, I really like broccoli ...

modemgnome March 19 2007, 20:28:38 UTC

Yeah, I love the Smart Ones. We've been getting some Healthy Choice meals lately too, and some of those are also pretty good. If you haven't tried the "Southwest Style Adobo Chicken" Smart One, I highly recommend it.

faerykin March 21 2007, 15:33:29 UTC

Sounds like it might be something for alendark to add to his list. I'm so picky when it comes to fresh Mexican, I'd hate to waste money on TV Dinner Mexican.

modemgnome March 21 2007, 15:52:12 UTC

Adobo Chicken is Hawaiian. ;-)

faerykin March 21 2007, 19:10:58 UTC

Southwest is Mexican enough for my taste buds. ;)

ladyerwyn March 20 2007, 01:17:29 UTC

I really like the Santa Fe style chicken and rice and then the Lean Cuisine Paninis are also really good.

faerykin March 21 2007, 15:34:00 UTC

Mmmmmm, paninis ...