Greg Who Cooks
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Now that I think of it, pasta is so cheap and so easy to cook I can't imagine why anybody would save uneaten cooked pasta for future use. What? Somebody more frugal than me? I had thought that impossible!
Now that I think of it, pasta is so cheap and so easy to cook I can't imagine why anybody would save uneaten cooked pasta for future use. What? Somebody more frugal than me? I had thought that impossible!
For me it does. Why would I throw away perfectly good food? And use the energy and water it takes to cook more instead of simply using what I have? I try not to waste food and other resources.Because it reheats in the microwave quickly and doesn't require the time it takes to cook dried pasta nor clean the pot. Has nothing to do with being frugal.
For me it does. Why would I throw away perfectly good food? And use the energy and water it takes to cook more instead of simply using what I have? I try not to waste food and other resources.
We never eat reheated pasta here, based on the premise that pasta in Italy is NOT always a main course, we reckon that the right amount of pasta is 60 - 75 grams per portion. Otherwise, how the dickens are you going to get through the rest of the meal! Here, it's a first course, with dishes to follow. In Piedmont where I live, for example, for a dinner party with friends, we're expected to dish up to 8 or 9 different dishes. These days I go for healthy, and I plan my menus so that my guests go home satisfied, but not 'pogged' as we say in English. So none of the dishes are too big. Here we have pasta as a main every so often, and that's it.
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As in 2 tablespoons?....I had like 2 T. of pasta+sauce left last night.
What sense were you thinking of?I guess in that sense it is frugal, but that isn't my consideration for doing it. The pasta and "sauce" (if it already isn't mixed together) make a quick breakfast/lunch when in a hurry.
We never eat reheated pasta here, based on the premise that pasta in Italy is NOT always a main course, we reckon that the right amount of pasta is 60 - 75 grams per portion. Otherwise, how the dickens are you going to get through the rest of the meal! Here, it's a first course, with dishes to follow. In Piedmont where I live, for example, for a dinner party with friends, we're expected to dish up to 8 or 9 different dishes. These days I go for healthy, and I plan my menus so that my guests go home satisfied, but not 'pogged' as we say in English. So none of the dishes are too big. Here we have pasta as a main every so often, and that's it.
What sense were you thinking of?
That's part of what I said.Using additional energy and water to cook fresh, and clean up the pot.
That's part of what I said.
I think of that - conserving resources - as being frugal. No big deal, I just wondered.and I was answering your question...
That's why I measured it!!! I'm on a DIET!!! Greg is too fat!!!As in 2 tablespoons?....
I'm sorry, but this just made me chuckle.... I would have just dished that extra few grams of pasta and eaten it.
Hey Beef, you da man!!! [emoji2]
You got pretty good numbers! (Like same as mine!) The carbs are spot on by my reckoning. While I often eat maybe 1/2 cup of veggies, sometimes I do a cup. How could a cup of green peas or spinach hurt you?
If you guys haven't looked at this website yet, you need to skim through Save The Food. It has hints for being food efficient along with some stats that will open up your eyes. One stat they showed a while back was that the average family throws out $26 of food a week. If I kept track, I'd be surprised if we tossed should-have-been-eaten food $100 a year. Sometimes something gets lost in the fridge, but not often.For me it does. Why would I throw away perfectly good food? And use the energy and water it takes to cook more instead of simply using what I have? I try not to waste food and other resources.
If you guys haven't looked at this website yet, you need to skim through Save The Food. It has hints for being food efficient along with some stats that will open up your eyes. One stat they showed a while back was that the average family throws out $26 of food a week. If I kept track, I'd be surprised if we tossed should-have-been-eaten food $100 a year. Sometimes something gets lost in the fridge, but not often.