Adding pepper to pasta?

"Dudley Dooley" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I was thinking about making some pasta, just tossing it with butter
and parmesan cheese and a friend says a cookbook he has says to also
add freshly ground black pepper. Huh? I never really thought much
about adding pepper, but do you think it would be good?? I think some
red pepper might do, but black...I'm not sure.

Dudley Dooley

OK - nobody but Dudley and I can read the question I'm going to ask him.
Everybody else turn around. Don't look.

OK, Dudley. It's just you and I now. I'm going to let you in on a cooking
secret. The interplanetary federation of cooks could have me killed for
this, but I think it's worth the risk. Are you ready? Are you capable of
taking 2-3 tablespoons of cooked pasta, putting them in a bowl separate from
the rest, adding whatever seasoning you're curious about, and then tasting
it?

Holy [censored]. This is huge. Call the press. Call Food Network.

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Dudley Dooley said:

I was thinking about making some pasta, just tossing it with butter
and parmesan cheese and a friend says a cookbook he has says to also
add freshly ground black pepper. Huh? I never really thought much
about adding pepper, but do you think it would be good?? I think some
red pepper might do, but black...I'm not sure.

Dudley Dooley

Yes yes! :-d

Pasta is good with nothing but a little butter and pepper!!!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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Doug Kanter said:

"Dudley Dooley" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I was thinking about making some pasta, just tossing it with butter
and parmesan cheese and a friend says a cookbook he has says to also
add freshly ground black pepper. Huh? I never really thought much
about adding pepper, but do you think it would be good?? I think some
red pepper might do, but black...I'm not sure.

Dudley Dooley

OK - nobody but Dudley and I can read the question I'm going to ask him.
Everybody else turn around. Don't look.

OK, Dudley. It's just you and I now. I'm going to let you in on a cooking
secret. The interplanetary federation of cooks could have me killed for
this, but I think it's worth the risk. Are you ready? Are you capable of
taking 2-3 tablespoons of cooked pasta, putting them in a bowl separate from
the rest, adding whatever seasoning you're curious about, and then tasting
it?

Holy [censored]. This is huge. Call the press. Call Food Network.

That was rude Doug. ;-)
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

"Dudley Dooley" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I was thinking about making some pasta, just tossing it with butter
and parmesan cheese and a friend says a cookbook he has says to also
add freshly ground black pepper. Huh? I never really thought much
about adding pepper, but do you think it would be good?? I think some
red pepper might do, but black...I'm not sure.

Dudley Dooley

Try it on a couple of bites and see.

--
Peter Aitken

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Peter Aitken said:

"Dudley Dooley" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I was thinking about making some pasta, just tossing it with butter
and parmesan cheese and a friend says a cookbook he has says to also
add freshly ground black pepper. Huh? I never really thought much
about adding pepper, but do you think it would be good?? I think some
red pepper might do, but black...I'm not sure.

Dudley Dooley

Try it on a couple of bites and see.

See?

Now that was much more pleasant and polite!

Well done Pete.

And a good suggestion...

It's what I do when I'm trying new flavor combos.

Cheers!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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Peter Aitken said:

"Dudley Dooley" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I was thinking about making some pasta, just tossing it with butter
and parmesan cheese and a friend says a cookbook he has says to also
add freshly ground black pepper. Huh? I never really thought much
about adding pepper, but do you think it would be good?? I think some
red pepper might do, but black...I'm not sure.

Dudley Dooley

Try it on a couple of bites and see.

See?

Now that was much more pleasant and polite!

Well done Pete.

And a good suggestion...

It's what I do when I'm trying new flavor combos.

Cheers!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack
Nicholson

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

That was rude Doug. ;-)

Oh, I dunno, it was kinda funny. Dudley is obviously a Bozo. -aem

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"Dudley Dooley" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I was thinking about making some pasta, just tossing it with butter
and parmesan cheese and a friend says a cookbook he has says to also
add freshly ground black pepper. Huh? I never really thought much
about adding pepper, but do you think it would be good?? I think some
red pepper might do, but black...I'm not sure.

If you put oil instead of butter, Black pepper and Pecorino Romano cheese,
you will make the so called "Pasta cacio e pepe" a roman recipe!!!
Try!
Pandora

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aem said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

That was rude Doug. ;-)

Oh, I dunno, it was kinda funny. Dudley is obviously a Bozo. -aem

Tsk!

All of us were new, inexperienced cooks at some point in our lives...

We should start a thread on recipe bombs from our early days.
I had a couple of doozies! <lol>

Cheers!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

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aem said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

That was rude Doug. ;-)

Oh, I dunno, it was kinda funny. Dudley is obviously a Bozo. -aem

Tsk!

All of us were new, inexperienced cooks at some point in our lives...

Nah, I mean his former posting name was Bozo. Mostly likes to see if
he can something started by asking really elementary questions or
posting links to odd stories. A fairly harmless kind of trolling, I
think. -aem

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

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aem said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

That was rude Doug. ;-)

Oh, I dunno, it was kinda funny. Dudley is obviously a Bozo. -aem

Tsk!

All of us were new, inexperienced cooks at some point in our lives...

We should start a thread on recipe bombs from our early days.
I had a couple of doozies! <lol>

Cheers!

I tried a fettucinne alfredo recipe from the back of a store-brand pasta
box. never again 🙂 That ingrained in me the habit of checking a few
different recipes for something before attempting to try a new recipe.

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Doug Kanter said:

"Dudley Dooley" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I was thinking about making some pasta, just tossing it with butter
and parmesan cheese and a friend says a cookbook he has says to also
add freshly ground black pepper. Huh? I never really thought much
about adding pepper, but do you think it would be good?? I think some
red pepper might do, but black...I'm not sure.

Dudley Dooley

OK - nobody but Dudley and I can read the question I'm going to ask him.
Everybody else turn around. Don't look.

OK, Dudley. It's just you and I now. I'm going to let you in on a cooking
secret. The interplanetary federation of cooks could have me killed for
this, but I think it's worth the risk. Are you ready? Are you capable of
taking 2-3 tablespoons of cooked pasta, putting them in a bowl separate
from
the rest, adding whatever seasoning you're curious about, and then
tasting
it?

Holy [censored]. This is huge. Call the press. Call Food Network.

That was rude Doug. ;-)

Rude, but you're smiling and winking. You know the OP is a [censored] unit.
Don't tell me "no".

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Peter Aitken said:

"Dudley Dooley" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I was thinking about making some pasta, just tossing it with butter
and parmesan cheese and a friend says a cookbook he has says to also
add freshly ground black pepper. Huh? I never really thought much
about adding pepper, but do you think it would be good?? I think some
red pepper might do, but black...I'm not sure.

Dudley Dooley

Try it on a couple of bites and see.

See?

Now that was much more pleasant and polite!

Well done Pete.

And a good suggestion...

It's what I do when I'm trying new flavor combos.

Don't be ridiculous. In a restaurant kitchen, the OP would've been pantsed,
thrown in the street, allowed to stay out there for 10 minutes, then thrown
in the freezer. What the hell's going on here???? Does everything need to be
"tested" in a web forum first nowadays?

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

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aem said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

Oh, I dunno, it was kinda funny. Dudley is obviously a Bozo. -aem

Tsk!
All of us were new, inexperienced cooks at some point in our lives...
We should start a thread on recipe bombs from our early days.
I had a couple of doozies! <lol>
Cheers!
Om.

Could have been the first fancy meal I made for my now spouse of 24 years: The
lasagna recipe said to add one tablespoon of oregano leaves and I added oregano
powder. It really was *not* the same..
Edrena

Yes, but I don't think the OP is in a restaurant kitchen--he is simply
asking a question--no need to get your shorts bunched in a wad over it.

Dudley, go ahead and try it--sounds good to me. Let us know how it
tastes.

Dudley Dooley said:

I was thinking about making some pasta, just tossing it with butter
and parmesan cheese and a friend says a cookbook he has says to also
add freshly ground black pepper. Huh? I never really thought much
about adding pepper, but do you think it would be good?? I think some
red pepper might do, but black...I'm not sure.

Add some clams and garlic, and you've got the recipe I use for clam
sauce. I got it from a genuine Italian person. I like a little
pepper along with the butter and cheese. : )

Carol
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The Joneses said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

aem said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:

Oh, I dunno, it was kinda funny. Dudley is obviously a Bozo. -aem

Tsk!
All of us were new, inexperienced cooks at some point in our lives...
We should start a thread on recipe bombs from our early days.
I had a couple of doozies! <lol>
Cheers!
Om.

Could have been the first fancy meal I made for my now spouse of 24 years: The
lasagna recipe said to add one tablespoon of oregano leaves and I added oregano
powder. It really was *not* the same..
Edrena

Aaargh. That brings back 30+ year memories of making an elegant shrimp
dish which called for thyme leaves and I was sure powdered thyme was
an OK substitute. We threw out most of the shrimp and I didnt use thyme
for the next 10 years.

gloria p

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

That was rude Doug. ;-)

Are we voting? I vote for funny, not rude. If you can't take some
amount of sarcasm, you don't belong on usenet.

--Lia

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sarah bennett said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

aem said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:

>That was rude Doug. ;-)
>

Oh, I dunno, it was kinda funny. Dudley is obviously a Bozo. -aem

Tsk!

All of us were new, inexperienced cooks at some point in our lives...

We should start a thread on recipe bombs from our early days.
I had a couple of doozies! <lol>

Cheers!

I tried a fettucinne alfredo recipe from the back of a store-brand pasta
box. never again 🙂 That ingrained in me the habit of checking a few
different recipes for something before attempting to try a new recipe.

--

saerah

Cross referencing is always good. ;-)

For me, my biggest bomb was a really _aweful_ cabbage cassarole.

Dad bought me a cookbook after that one!

Cheers!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson