Anything’s Pastable

Description

Anything’s Pastable
by Dan Pashman

ISBN: 9780063291126
Hardcover, new

Brief Description:
The innovative James Beard Award-winning podcaster who changed the way you
think about pasta shapes with his invention of the viral sensation
cascatelli now does the same for pasta sauces in this fun and charmingly
obsessive cookbook, which includes a foreword from bestselling author J.
Kenji López-Alt. When Sporkful podcast host Dan Pashman launched
cascatelli, a new pasta shape he invented that he designed to hold tons of
sauce, stay on the fork, and be incredibly satisfying to bite into, it went
viral and was named one of TIME Magazine’s Best Inventions of the Year.
VICE called him “a modern pasta legend.” But as Dan was flooded with
pictures of what people were making with his pasta, he was disappointed to
see how limited the dishes were: tomato sauce, meat sauce, mac and cheese,
over and over. A few party animals made pesto. So Dan set out to
revolutionize people’s conceptions of pasta sauces, just as he did with
pasta shapes. He traveled across Italy and worked with an all-star team of
recipe developers in the US to create a new kind of pasta sauce cookbook
for people bored with the old standbys. That’s why there’s no 3-hour
marinara recipe or fresh pasta made from scratch in this book. No photos of
nonnas caked in flour or the hills of Tuscany. Instead it’s time to show
the world–Anything’s Pastable. Here you’ll enjoy dishes inspired by a
range of ingredients and cuisines: Kimchi Carbonara Cacio e Pepe e Chili
Crisp Keema Bolognese Mapo Tofu Cascatelli Shakshuka and Shells Smoked
Cheddar and Chicken Manicotti “Enchiladas” Linguine with Miso Clam Sauce
Shrimp and Andouille Mac and Cheese Lesser-known Italian pasta dishes with
a twist: Spaghetti all’Assassina (spicy pasta pan fried until charred and
crispy crunchy) Ciceri e Tria (chewy fresh pasta with crispy fried pasta in
a light chickpea broth) Cavatelli with Roasted Artichokes and Preserved
Lemon Creste di Gallo with Fava Beans and Dandelion Greens Pasta Frittata
Fun and delicious concoctions that may–or may not–be how they do it in
Italy: Spinach Artichoke Dip Lasagna Pinwheels Pasta Pizza (the “crust” is
fettucine fused together) Roman Cafeteria Hot Dog Pasta Salad with Canned
Veggies With an incredible array of recipes, Dan showcases the limitless
pastabilities when you really know how to use your noodle.