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a real good italian Store open in Bavaro / veron right next to BM Cargo top of the line products I just forget the name but you are going to pay but its worth every dollar Sky mostly knows the name .
 

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a real good italian Store open in Bavaro / veron right next to BM Cargo top of the line products I just forget the name but you are going to pay but its worth every dollar Sky mostly knows the name .
Punta Italia I guess you are talking about. Restaurant and Italian Deli. Best Pizza in the DR with wood oven fireplace burning...............
 
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Who has not tried the real espagueti con fritos (veggy version) and aguacate (i carry my own in case they don't have) at the stand of a doña (I don't know her name) on the intersection at south entry of San Juan de la Maguana (coming from barahona, el capá), is not qualified to discuss the issue.
 

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we have our lunch meal delivered and the woman that cooks it does an excellent job.

Try getting that in gringolandia..

The only reason I don't do it daily is the weight gain.

I always buy 365 whole wheat spaghetti. Almost 9K 5 star reviews can't be wrong.

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I love pasta and would eat it every day if I could. But of course, that is not ideal for health/weight. Honestly the whole wheat pasta was something I could not get used to. I tried but it just had a different bite to it. It could be the way I cooked it though. My MIL was a very good cook although she could really be inventive when it came to pasta dishes, which was not always a good thing...lol. I have watched people in DR make spaghetti. As soon as they drop the bouillon cube in to the "sauce", its over for me. I would always tell everyone to just leave me some pasta, I will add butter and parmesan cheese.
 

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I love pasta and would eat it every day if I could. But of course, that is not ideal for health/weight. Honestly the whole wheat pasta was something I could not get used to. I tried but it just had a different bite to it. It could be the way I cooked it though. My MIL was a very good cook although she could really be inventive when it came to pasta dishes, which was not always a good thing...lol. I have watched people in DR make spaghetti. As soon as they drop the bouillon cube in to the "sauce", its over for me. I would always tell everyone to just leave me some pasta, I will add butter and parmesan cheese.

Oh KC, I tried the whole wheat pasta. I can’t do it either. Ditto brown rice.
 

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I know AE, the butter and parmesan cheese...lol. But it was the better option compared to the Dominican spaghetti they cooked....lol. Funny though, to this day two of my nieces/nephews always ask for "tias" (that's me) spaghetti, butter and parmesan cheese. I guess they decided it is better than the Dominican spaghetti that is being served 🤣. I may try the whole wheat again, just to see.
 
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Never tried whole wheat pasta but I'm sure the difference in taste is as pronounced as between white and whole wheat bread. It sounds like it would ruin a good Italian tomato sauce.
 

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I know AE, the butter and parmesan cheese...lol. But it was the better option compared to the Dominican spaghetti they cooked....lol. Funny though, to this day two of my nieces/nephews always ask for "tias" (that's me) spaghetti, butter and parmesan cheese. I guess they decided it is better than the Dominican spaghetti that is being served 🤣. I may try the whole wheat again, just to see.
Don't do it.
Like you said it has a different bite.
It is where "al dente" goes to die.
I always used to feel a little guilty when everyone I know was on the whole wheat kick, so it's good to know I'm not alone.
Btw...
I'm not cooking for a lot of people so, any ideas about how to deal with unused anchovies.
What's better?
Tins or jars?
Can they be frozen?
 
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flyinroom

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I used to go either way until one day a bag of basmati had a very smoky taste to it.
It turned me off the stuff.
So now I stick with Jasmin.
As a matter of fact I have a pot of it on the stove right now.
 

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Correct. It has a separate setting for brown rice. I think it measures in hours.
LOL, my son says his rice cookers takes 40 minutes to cook brown rice. He then stuffs it a salmon with pearl onions and wraps in tinfoil and either into the oven or onto the barbeque.
 
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