Ok... I require a bit o' assistance. I'm trying to cook a girl dinner for tomorrow night and I don't have a good recipe for fettucini alfredo... anybody have a good one???
I, for one, wasn't looking forward to starting my day with a slaughter. Which, really, just goes to show how much I've grown
Anya ,'Sleeper'
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
BigDuluth - Sep 03, 2007 12:47:01 pm PDT #8249 of 10001
"I am the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world"
amych - Sep 03, 2007 12:52:53 pm PDT #8250 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
1 flannel, 4 cotton. Lots and lots of extra pillowcases, all of which get used, as I like lots and lots of extra pillows. I'd be perfectly happy with the 3 decent cotton sets and that's it -- it's enough for the wash rotation, and anyway the flannel is too warm and the just-moved-too-tired-to-unpack-let's-go-to-Target-right-now set is as enduringly uncomfortable as its cheapness promised.
(It's possible that I think too much about my sheets. As much as I hate shopping for clothes, I love shopping for sheets. Yay sheets!)
Pix - Sep 03, 2007 12:57:38 pm PDT #8251 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
I blame all of you for the fact that I just ordered new sheets.
amych - Sep 03, 2007 12:58:51 pm PDT #8252 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
BD, this is pretty much the traditional Alfredo: [link] . The key is to use good cream and cheese, and bring it all together quickly -- it's not something that improves with a lot of simmering and sitting around and extra ingredients. Also, that recipe lacks salt -- be sure to taste first, and then salt AND pepper to taste.
(And lest I forget - go you! Cooking for girl!)
JenP - Sep 03, 2007 1:00:15 pm PDT #8253 of 10001
Hmm. I may have to try this Modal thingie sarameg has. I Googled, because I couldn't remember, even though I know we've had the sheets conversation before, and they sound lovely.
I don't have an alfredo recipe, BigD. I usually just go to epicurious.com anymore when I need a recipe. Man, life before the internet was hard, with the flipping actual pages to look stuff up. From indexes. Indices. Whatever.
JenP - Sep 03, 2007 1:01:35 pm PDT #8254 of 10001
I blame all of you for the fact that I just ordered new sheets.
And? What kind are they? Please to share with the class.
Pix - Sep 03, 2007 1:02:34 pm PDT #8255 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Sateen 600 Thread Count Pima Cotton Stripe Sheet Set Queen / Chocolate from Overstock.com. A steal for the price.
amych - Sep 03, 2007 1:08:30 pm PDT #8256 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
:: shakes helpless tiny fist at la pix and her evil overstock-y ways ::
Jesse - Sep 03, 2007 1:08:39 pm PDT #8257 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I like foodnetwork.com for recipes, too, because they have a lot that are easy and/or healthy, and it's usually pretty easy to tell which are which from the search results. I'm guessing alfredo would fall in the first category, not the second!
JenP - Sep 03, 2007 1:11:43 pm PDT #8258 of 10001
Chocolate! I was thinking I wanted some dark brown sheets next. Excellent choice.