Comments on Quatro Fromaggio and Other Disgraces on the Menu: Bell Pepper Pasta

Ohhhh yum! I love peppers! I too have a food mill...

2011-09-05T23:25:31.299-07:00

Ohhhh yum! I love peppers! I too have a food mill like that, though I must admit I do not use it very often... but I use it to make tomato sauce from scratch in summer. ;-)

Thanks Nami! I did see at least one restaurant off...

2011-09-05T22:42:25.851-07:00

Thanks Nami! I did see at least one restaurant offering different varieties of miso soup - I'm going to try them, and try having them *during* the meal :) You must find it very funny that we use miso soup as a starter! It's great to be always learning.

Paolo, we change miso soup ingredients everyday. ...

2011-09-05T21:35:27.380-07:00

Paolo, we change miso soup ingredients everyday. Sometimes tofu and seaweed (wakame), sometimes potatoes, sometimes onions and tofu.... so many varieties and my kids love miso soup so my daily miso soup has so many kinds of veggies in it. We also put pork or seafood in it too. Too bad typical Japanese restaurants here don't offer any varieties. :-( And we serve miso soup with meals. I just can't drink miso soup itself in the beginning of meal like Western food... so weird. I need to eat rice, main dish, and miso soup... eat alternatively. =)

Yay!!! Another bell peppers recipe!! I never had b...

2011-09-02T14:56:08.922-07:00

Yay!!! Another bell peppers recipe!! I never had bell peppers sauce over pasta, but I made roasted bell peppers risotto, and it's awesome, so I'll give a try to pasta, too!

PS: I have a food mill at home, and I use it mostly to make some jam or to strain vegetables (mostly peas to make risi e bisi)... I admit it: to make soup I use mini-pimer! :)

Hi Nami, I don't know how common a food mill i...

2011-09-01T08:02:26.523-07:00

Hi Nami, I don't know how common a food mill is in Italian families, my mom has one and she uses it more to strain vegetables soups than tomatoes or other things. It's an extremely efficient way to strain, I was very happy when I finally was able to find one in Vancouver.

I didn't know miso soup was that common in Japan - all Japanese restaurants that I know have it, but they all serve pretty much the same things (sadly). Is miso soup always to start the meal?

What a great looking food mill! Is it very common...

2011-08-31T23:45:56.714-07:00

What a great looking food mill! Is it very common for Italians to have a food mill at home? I think tomato sauce for Italians are like soy sauce or miso for Japanese. Or maybe as a dish, it has to be miso soup. We drink it EVERY SINGLE DAY (as long as food is Japanese). I love to try this variation of tomato sauce. Never had tried bell pepper in it. Sounds goood!!!