Comments on: penne à la vodka + belgian brownies http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/08/the-abhorred-and-the-adored/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:17:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ngoc http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/08/the-abhorred-and-the-adored/#comment-349917 Ngoc Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:31:02 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/08/the-abhorred-and-the-adored#comment-349917 Loved how the sweet tomato flavor was not buried under cream. I'm used to vodka sauces being super-heavy pink affairs, but I believe this may be my new way to go. Loved how the sweet tomato flavor was not buried under cream. I’m used to vodka sauces being super-heavy pink affairs, but I believe this may be my new way to go.

]]> By: Rachel http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/08/the-abhorred-and-the-adored/#comment-342537 Rachel Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:24:37 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/08/the-abhorred-and-the-adored#comment-342537 Hi, I came across this post randomly, linked off another post of yours. My boyfriend and I just made this two nights ago (and I had leftovers for lunch today, in fact). We used a can of Trader Joe's whole tomatoes, which he valiantly crushed with our drink muddler (since TJ's was out of crushed tomatoes when I went). The resulting pasta tasted great but was really runny - and thus my boyfriend said it was a failure. I don't think so, but it was mighty soupy. Do you think it's due to the tomatoes? I'm not sure if it's that, or if it's because of all the other liquids...Am debating cutting down the chicken broth next time, too. Would be curious to get your take. Thanks! Hi,

I came across this post randomly, linked off another post of yours. My boyfriend and I just made this two nights ago (and I had leftovers for lunch today, in fact). We used a can of Trader Joe’s whole tomatoes, which he valiantly crushed with our drink muddler (since TJ’s was out of crushed tomatoes when I went). The resulting pasta tasted great but was really runny – and thus my boyfriend said it was a failure. I don’t think so, but it was mighty soupy. Do you think it’s due to the tomatoes? I’m not sure if it’s that, or if it’s because of all the other liquids…Am debating cutting down the chicken broth next time, too. Would be curious to get your take.

Thanks!

]]> By: Rupi D. http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/08/the-abhorred-and-the-adored/#comment-336698 Rupi D. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:17:41 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/08/the-abhorred-and-the-adored#comment-336698 Also, added red chili flakes when sauteeing the shallots/ garlic. Yum! Also, added red chili flakes when sauteeing the shallots/ garlic. Yum!

]]> By: Rupi D. http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/08/the-abhorred-and-the-adored/#comment-336697 Rupi D. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:16:46 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/08/the-abhorred-and-the-adored#comment-336697 My boyfriend made this pasta for me last night and we loved it! It was so simple and so tasty. We changed the measurements a little- 1/2 tablespoon of butter, 2/3 cup of vodka and 1/3 cup of heavy cream. Then added 1/2 cup of grated parmesan after the heavy cream. Thanks for the recipe and great picture:) My boyfriend made this pasta for me last night and we loved it! It was so simple and so tasty. We changed the measurements a little- 1/2 tablespoon of butter, 2/3 cup of vodka and 1/3 cup of heavy cream. Then added 1/2 cup of grated parmesan after the heavy cream. Thanks for the recipe and great picture:)

]]> By: Bianca http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/08/the-abhorred-and-the-adored/#comment-330160 Bianca Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:53:46 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/08/the-abhorred-and-the-adored#comment-330160 Oh, I also added some chilli flakes which made ALL the difference. Try it next time, whoever is reading this :P Oh, I also added some chilli flakes which made ALL the difference. Try it next time, whoever is reading this :P

]]> By: Bianca http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/08/the-abhorred-and-the-adored/#comment-330158 Bianca Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:51:30 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/08/the-abhorred-and-the-adored#comment-330158 Oh my looooord, I was not expecting anything special from this pasta, I only made it because we had everything. It was, hands down, the tastiest pasta I have ever made (even though I halved the amount of cream!) My sister and I were licking our plates clean. Who knew it would be so much better than the sum of its parts?! Oh my looooord, I was not expecting anything special from this pasta, I only made it because we had everything. It was, hands down, the tastiest pasta I have ever made (even though I halved the amount of cream!)
My sister and I were licking our plates clean. Who knew it would be so much better than the sum of its parts?!

]]> By: Karen http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/08/the-abhorred-and-the-adored/#comment-328812 Karen Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:56:09 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/08/the-abhorred-and-the-adored#comment-328812 The Belgian Brownies are amazing! Thanks for sharing! The Belgian Brownies are amazing! Thanks for sharing!

]]> By: Jenny http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/08/the-abhorred-and-the-adored/#comment-322955 Jenny Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:13:24 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/08/the-abhorred-and-the-adored#comment-322955 I just youtubed Sandra Lee`s Kwanzaa Cake. When she bit into it, I actually gagged. On a happier note, I think I`ll undo it by making brownies. I just youtubed Sandra Lee`s Kwanzaa Cake. When she bit into it, I actually gagged.
On a happier note, I think I`ll undo it by making brownies.

]]> By: Emily http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/08/the-abhorred-and-the-adored/#comment-308918 Emily Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:47:13 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/08/the-abhorred-and-the-adored#comment-308918 Wow the pasta recipe really does live up to its name! I wasn't planning for this to happen, but I made it last night for a guy I've been dating for the past month, and literally 10 minutes after we finished eating, he asked me to officially be his girlfriend(we're still in college). It really was delicious though...thanks Deb! Wow the pasta recipe really does live up to its name! I wasn’t planning for this to happen, but I made it last night for a guy I’ve been dating for the past month, and literally 10 minutes after we finished eating, he asked me to officially be his girlfriend(we’re still in college). It really was delicious though…thanks Deb!

]]> By: Kristin http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/08/the-abhorred-and-the-adored/#comment-305608 Kristin Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:45:05 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/08/the-abhorred-and-the-adored#comment-305608 I understand the annoyance with rr, but I owe her a debt of gratitude in the kitchen. She caught my attention because she was down-to-earth and what she was cooking at the time looked tasty and do-able. My mother enjoyed cooking for our family, but she wasn't terribly imaginative in the kitchen (lots of ground beef and casseroles) and I thought that fresh herbs and ingredients like portabello mushrooms were outside the domain of the simple home kitchen. So RR and 30-minute meals were a stepping stone for me and I've since cracked opne Julia Child's cooksbooks and frequent issues of Bon Appetit without feeling like a poser. ;) Heck, this website would probably have intimidated me before RR eased me into the world of better cooking! I understand the annoyance with rr, but I owe her a debt of gratitude in the kitchen. She caught my attention because she was down-to-earth and what she was cooking at the time looked tasty and do-able. My mother enjoyed cooking for our family, but she wasn’t terribly imaginative in the kitchen (lots of ground beef and casseroles) and I thought that fresh herbs and ingredients like portabello mushrooms were outside the domain of the simple home kitchen. So RR and 30-minute meals were a stepping stone for me and I’ve since cracked opne Julia Child’s cooksbooks and frequent issues of Bon Appetit without feeling like a poser. ;) Heck, this website would probably have intimidated me before RR eased me into the world of better cooking!

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