spaghettini with meatballs and tomato sauce. I also like rosa marina in soups (orzo will do if I can't get rosa marina, and in a pinch I will go with ancini di pepe).

I have never liked mac and cheese, and I hate macaroni salads.

Floyd R. Turbo

(33,281 posts)

13. 😋

Reply to tblue37 (Reply #5)

Sun Jul 14, 2019, 12:16 PM

Jul 2019

Ohiogal

(41,049 posts)

6. Mac and cheese, definitely!

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Sun Jul 14, 2019, 10:14 AM

Jul 2019

I loathe cold pasta salad though.

Floyd R. Turbo

(33,281 posts)

14. 😋

Reply to Ohiogal (Reply #6)

Sun Jul 14, 2019, 12:17 PM

Jul 2019

Major Nikon

(36,927 posts)

7. ...

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Sun Jul 14, 2019, 10:16 AM

Jul 2019

Floyd R. Turbo

(33,281 posts)

15. 😏

Reply to Major Nikon (Reply #7)

Sun Jul 14, 2019, 12:17 PM

Jul 2019

Polly Hennessey

(8,968 posts)

8. Mac and Cheese

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Sun Jul 14, 2019, 10:42 AM

Jul 2019

The creamiest and cheesiest, for sure.

Floyd R. Turbo

(33,281 posts)

16. 😋

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Sun Jul 14, 2019, 12:17 PM

Jul 2019

virgogal

(10,178 posts)

9. I always loved spaghetti with lots of butter. Horrifies some of my friends.

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Sun Jul 14, 2019, 11:43 AM

Jul 2019

Floyd R. Turbo

(33,281 posts)

17. Yes! Browned with Mizithra a la OSF! 😋

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Sun Jul 14, 2019, 12:20 PM

Jul 2019

tblue37

(68,449 posts)

19. I like spaghetti with butter, too. nt

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Sun Jul 14, 2019, 02:24 PM

Jul 2019

Brother Buzz

(40,409 posts)

10. Alan Alda's killer Pasta dish

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Sun Jul 14, 2019, 12:03 PM

Jul 2019

Alan Alda Pasta

1/2 cup olive oil
1 lb rigatoni
1 28 oz. can of tomato puree
1 14 or 15 oz. can of diced tomatoes in juice
Salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place uncooked pasta in a large bowl. Add oil and stir until well coated. Let stand for 20 minutes.
Add tomatoes to pasta mixture. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Stir to combine.
Transfer to a 2 1/2 quart baking dish. Cover with aluminum foil. Bake for 60 minutes, stirring 1/2 way through.
Remove from oven, sprinkle with cheese, and stir to incorporate. Serve immediately.

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This has become one of my favorite dishes in our house, and never mind it's made with rigatoni because it works just as well with macaroni. But if you're being a stickler about macaroni, I'd have to say fried macaroni and cheese, Baby!

Floyd R. Turbo

(33,281 posts)

18. 😋

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #10)

Sun Jul 14, 2019, 12:20 PM

Jul 2019

area51

(12,755 posts)

20. Mmmmm,

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Sun Jul 14, 2019, 02:42 PM

Jul 2019

mac and cheese.

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

21. It's also Tape Measure Day!

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Sun Jul 14, 2019, 03:05 PM

Jul 2019

Be sure that the Mac & Cheese "measures up"

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,796 posts)

22. Mac and tomatoes, a staple Southern dish.

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Sun Jul 14, 2019, 04:21 PM

Jul 2019

Just chopped-up whole canned (home canned or store-bought) tomatoes mixed with cooked macaroni and salt to taste. Best served hot, IMO.

Absolutely delicious and I could make a meal of it......

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