Comments on: Improvising Summer Spaghetti

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 20:36:20 +0000

I’m absolutely clueless when it comes to making sauces OR improvising in the kitchen, so this entry–particularly the last bit–helps me a LOT. Thank you!

By: Barbara

Barbara — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 01:27:30 +0000

Mona, the purpose that the cream serves is that it acts rather like a glue–it helps hold everything together.

You could either substitute half and half for it, and reduce the sauce a little longer, or try leaving it out altogether, and see what happens. You could also add a bit more of the cheese at the end–it also acts like a glue, holding it all together.

I am glad you liked the idea, Judith–I hope it turns out really well for you. We sure liked it!

By: wwjudith

wwjudith — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 14:48:05 +0000

I love the way that sounds, and I’m trying it tomorrow!

Thanks a lot.

By: Mona

Mona — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 08:49:46 +0000

Sounds simple and delicioius, I think I want to try making this. A question – is it possible to omit the heavy cream without effecting the sauce? Not really available in the nearby stores where I live and I’m not that partial to it myself.

By: Suganya

Suganya — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 01:34:25 +0000

Even I dont like to drown the pasta in sauce.. But tomato+cream in the sauce is my favourite. Have you tried adding a dollop of mascarpone cheese to the tomato sauce?