tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13668827.post4903943795485596350..comments2024-03-27T10:34:08.031-04:00Comments on Recipes for a Postmodern Planet: For the Love of ArugulaSarah Beamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09046888690482366164noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13668827.post-61537388819922754022007-06-10T06:47:00.000-04:002007-06-10T06:47:00.000-04:00Hey there Random Lurker, salting the pasta water i...Hey there Random Lurker, salting the pasta water is something I learned from reading Bill Buford's Heat (great book) and from watching Everyday Italian on Food Network. Pasta has no taste, and salting the water (a LOT of salt - a Tbs or 2) will flavor the pasta and will help the water become even better tasting and textured if using some of it in the sauce. I never oil my pasta anymore. Oil makes the pasta slick, and then the sauce (whatever sauce you're using) won't stick to the noodles.<BR/><BR/>My pasta boiling recipe: Bring large pot of water to boil, throw in about 2 Tbs of salt, put in the pasta and immediately stir so that it does not stick, cook to al dente; then either drain into a colander or strain directly into the sauce.Sarah Beamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09046888690482366164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13668827.post-7301676790340705602007-06-09T19:01:00.000-04:002007-06-09T19:01:00.000-04:00I'm so excited to see this recipe. I just picked u...I'm so excited to see this recipe. I just picked up a beautiful bundle of arugula at the farmers market this morning!Fostermamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17484574574785705446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13668827.post-35572272974595125672007-06-09T15:33:00.000-04:002007-06-09T15:33:00.000-04:00Random question from a random lurker (from your mo...Random question from a random lurker (from your mom's site, where I also lurk). I've always wondered what the point is in salting water for pasta. What does it actually do? Sometimes I do it, sometimes I don't. Sometimes I add oil, sometimes I don't. Always tastes the same to me! (I like to cook but I'm obviously not as gourmet as you! I don't even know what pesto is supposed to taste like. But I do agree with you on the whole wheat pasta, I don't even remember what white tastes like.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com