About Cooking Pasta

If you want to avoid pasta or noodles sticking together, cook all types of pasta in a large quantity of boiling salted water. Allow 4 - 6 qts. water per 1 lb. of pasta. Use about a tablespoon of salt for each 2 - 3 qts. of water. Cooking more than 2 pounds of pasta at once invites uneven cooking so cook in batches and use a pot that's big enough but isn't too big to make for safe draining.
This month our menu boosts an outstanding Spaghetti Pie that you can enjoy without having to go through the added step of cooking the pasta. Enjoy!!

Need to warm up from the inside out?

Try a little arrabbiata!

Arrabbiata Sauce is a light marinara or red Italian sauce that is given an extra spicy flavor by adding hot peppers to the sauce. Arrabbiata can loosely translate to “angry mood". It’s unlikely the sauce will accomplish this for anyone, and the name is actually inspired by its piquant taste. In other words, it’s an angry sauce that is likely to delight your taste buds.

We're offering Shrimp Arrabbiatta on this month's menu. However, Arrabbiata Sauce will go well with any plain pasta, and it is often best enjoyed over penne (which is the small ridged tubular pasta). The ridges help hold the sauce and the tubes can fill with the sauce, creating fiery mouthfuls with each bite. Definitely something to warm you from the inside out on a frigid, winter day!