Subj : Pasta Fazool was: Couscou
To   : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Wed Jan 17 2024 14:21:54

Hi Dave,

 DD> The old Dagoes (their self-description) around here call it "Pasta
 DD> Fazool"

 RH> That's the pronunciation, spelling is different. BTW, Olive Garden
 RH> referrs to their version as soup; I make mine thicker, more like a
 RH> stew, and much better tasting, IMO. (G)

 DD> The recipe I posted is thick so yone could get away with calling it a
 DD> "stew".

I saw that but I'll probably stick with the recipe my MIL gave me. It's
close to what Steve grew up with; I just tinkered it a bit to come up
with how we cook.

 DD> One of them steered me to this recipe which he claims his mother
 DD> used to use.

 DD>       Title: Pasta E Fagioli Con Carne
 DD>  Categories: Beans, Pork, Vegetables, Cheese
 DD>       Yield: 6 Servings

 RH> Quite the production there. I use short cuts like tomato paste and
 RH> sauce, canned beans, no meat and a somewhat different spicing but I
 RH> guess there are as many versions as there are Italian mamas.

 DD> Or chilli recipes.  Bv)=

True, glancing at some of the ones you posted, just today, the name
leaves a wide open field.

 DD> Not as big a deal as it might seem. Good for a lazy Sunday afternoon
 DD> (I'm not a football fan) as I use all the shortcuts I can without any
 DD> compromising taste or texture.

 DD> Here's the recipe I use most often (twice ot thrice a year) w/no meat
 DD> and lotsa shortcuts. And it crockpots nicely once the onions are done
 DD> in the skillet.

 DD> MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

 DD>       Title: Pasta Fagioli
 DD>  Categories: Pasta, Vegetables, Herbs, Beans, Soups
 DD>       Yield: 4 Servings

Looks pretty good but I'll stay with my version. We're not into football
(except my checking how certain teams--NOT the Panthers--did the day
before. Sunday afternoons I usually read the paper (on the tablet) and
Steve usually works on either computers or radios.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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