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Anything's Pastable
Anything's Pastable: 81 Inventive Pasta Recipes for Saucy People | Dan Pashman
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The innovative James Beard Awardwinning podcaster who changed the way you think about pasta shapes with his invention of the viral sensation cascatelli now does the same for pasta sauces in this fun and charmingly obsessive cookbook, which includes a foreword from bestselling author J. Kenji Lpez-Alt. When Sporkful podcast host Dan Pashman launched cascatelli, a new pasta shape he invented that he designed to hold tons of sauce, stay on the fork, and be incredibly satisfying to bite into, it went viral and was named one of TIME Magazines Best Inventions of the Year. VICE called him "a modern pasta legend." But as Dan was flooded with pictures of what people were making with his pasta, he was disappointed to see how limited the dishes were: tomato sauce, meat sauce, mac and cheese, over and over. A few party animals made pesto. So Dan set out to revolutionize peoples conceptions of pasta sauces, just as he did with pasta shapes. He traveled across Italy and worked with an all-star team of recipe developers in the US to create a new kind of pasta sauce cookbook for people bored with the old standbys. Thats why theres no 3-hour marinara recipe or fresh pasta made from scratch in this book. No photos of nonnas caked in flour or the hills of Tuscany. Instead its time to show the worldAnythings Pastable. Here youll enjoy dishes inspired by a range of ingredients and cuisines: Kimchi Carbonara Cacio e Pepe e Chili Crisp Keema Bolognese Mapo Tofu Cascatelli Shakshuka and Shells Smoked Cheddar and Chicken Manicotti Enchiladas Linguine with Miso Clam Sauce Shrimp and Andouille Mac and Cheese Lesser-known Italian pasta dishes with a twist: Spaghetti allAssassina (spicy pasta pan fried until charred and crispy crunchy) Ciceri e Tria (chewy fresh pasta with crispy fried pasta in a light chickpea broth) Cavatelli with Roasted Artichokes and Preserved Lemon Creste di Gallo with Fava Beans and Dandelion Greens Pasta Frittata Fun and delicious concoctions that mayor may notbe how they do it in Italy: Spinach Artichoke Dip Lasagna Pinwheels Pasta Pizza (the crust is fettucine fused together) Roman Cafeteria Hot Dog Pasta Salad with Canned Veggies With an incredible array of recipes, Dan showcases the limitless pastabilities when you really know how to use your noodle.
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JenniferEgnor
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@TheBookHippie here‘s the recipe! (I use a bulb of garlic in just about everything, that is why I didn‘t use a specific amount here). Bon Appetit!

TheBookHippie Yay!!! Thank you! 9mo
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JenniferEgnor
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I listened to the podcast from the author and learned about his adventures in creating this book. He set out to write a new pasta cookbook using the pasta he created, but that would also be fun, spanning cultures and staple ingredients. There are some weird ones here, and a couple I would never touch! I am a big pasta lover and if you are too, this book is worth taking a look at. The recipe which intrigues me the most and which I‘m on the ⬇️

JenniferEgnor hunt for, is Spaghetti all‘Assassina. I am too afraid to try it at home, I think I‘d just fuck it up. I have inquired about it at one of our local Italian restaurants. Link to podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sporkful/id350709629 . Link for another assassin recipe and info: https://www.the-pasta-project.com/spaghetti-allassassina-assassins-spaghetti/ (edited) 9mo
TheBookHippie Oh yes I wanted to try this recipe!!! I‘ll let ya know if I do 🤪😵‍💫😅 9mo
JenniferEgnor @TheBookHippie I can‘t wait to hear about it. I‘m not brave enough to try my hand at it! Hoping there will be a place in Seattle that has it when we go in October. 9mo
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JenniferEgnor @TheBookHippie oooooohhhhh sounds delish, saving! A favorite of mine uses red wine and red wine vinegar in the sauce. I loved vodka sauce until I tried this, it‘s even better. I especially love it with Impossible ‘meatballs‘ and bucatini. The recipe is from a book called ‘You Say Tomato‘. The book is a tomato cookbook! Want the recipe? 9mo
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Tamra
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🤔 I was really excited about this book after hearing an interview with Dan on NPR - no plain tomato based sauces! Now that I‘ve thumbed through it, I‘m on the fence so I‘m taking that as a sign I shouldn‘t rush out to buy it. I like the creativity, but many of the recipes are probably best suited for leisurely weekend cooking and when the pantry is stocked with specialty ingredients. I do think I‘d really like the Asian fusion dishes.

Tamra Moral of the book: just put any flavors you like together with pasta, e.g. chili crisp! 13mo
TheBookHippie This is why I always take cookbooks out of the library first! I‘ve been burned too many times, 🤭 13mo
Tamra @TheBookHippie me too! I always try to borrow first because cookbooks are a long term investment. 🤑 13mo
Cathythoughts I love the title 😁 13mo
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