Comments on: Dietribes: Spaghetti Junction

By: Logan

Logan — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:08:00 +0000

Spaghetti squash is awesome – my family used to grow it in our garden. Yum!

By: ian

ian — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:38:00 +0000

Anyone who doesn’t like proper spaghetti carbonara, and thinks it shouldn’t be ordered in restaurants should be shot into space.

By: beth

beth — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:18:00 +0000

I just made stuffed shells the other night: 1lb. cooked hamburger mixed with 16 oz. cottage cheese, 1 egg, 1 cup shredded mozzarella, 1/2 cup grated Parmesan, 1 tbsp. Italian seasoning. Chill mixture while large shell-shaped noodles are boiling. When noodles are drained and rinsed, stuff with mixture, then place in baking dish with 1/2 jar spaghetti sauce lining the bottom. Pour the rest of the sauce over the shells, pile on more mozzarella, then bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes. So good and very easy, plus it tastes even better the next day!

Honestly though, my favorite pasta dish is plain noodles (preferably tri-color spiral) sprinkled with Parmesan cheese, then dipped in ranch dressing while still warm. It’s weird, I know, but it’s my ultimate comfort food!

By: Hypatia

Hypatia — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:01:00 +0000

I agree with Jacqueline! Where’s the mention of the Flying Spaghetti Monster?!

By: SM

SM — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:36:00 +0000

My cat actually does like spaghetti. She likes to eat it raw. If I drop some on the floor she is there to eat it. I think she remembers the sound of it hitting the ground because she doesn’t have to be in the room when it’s dropped to pounce on it seconds later.

By: Vickey

Vickey — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:17:00 +0000

Mmmm… love spaghetti squash. Tried it for the first time this year. Like Mare said… butter, salt, and pepper. But I’m not really crazy about pasta. Once every year or two is enough!

By: Brans

Brans — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:58:00 +0000

I started eating spaghetti squash when I was trying the low carb thing and I still absolutely love it!

My favorite way to eat spaghetti (squash or pasta) is tossed with olive oil, crushed red pepper, lots of garlic and parmesan cheese. I just have to limit it to nights when I’m going to be alone :)

The kids, of course, prefer spaghetti and meatballs. I finally converted when I discovered that I didn’t have to cook the meatballs first.

By: GTT

GTT — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:48:00 +0000

@ KAREN: your sauce just made my mouth water! And I´m sure my fiancé would absolutely LOVE IT. Please, please tell me more!!

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:59:00 +0000

Ah…spaghetti. I will never be successful at low carbs because of pasta and spaghetti in particular.

I actually broke up with a boyfriend in my early twenties because he preferred his mother’s spaghetti to mine. Hers was a meatless sauce, and mine is made thick as chili (with a combination of hamburger and sweet and hot sausage).

I cook sauce in huge batches, freeze it and we eat spaghetti at least once a week.

By: Amy D

Amy D — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:53:00 +0000

Everyone does *not* like spaghetti. I can’t stand it. And I’m half Italian. It’s funny, actually, because a friend and I were having a discussion about spaghetti recently. I think it has to do with the round shape. It sounds weird, but it reminds me of worms, and I don’t want to eat worms. I much prefer fettuccine or penne or fusilli. And don’t tell me they’re all the same. They’re all made of the same ingredients, but their texture and taste is different.