From the Editor, Leigh O’Connor.
How many pasta varieties can you name?
While spaghetti, macaroni and penne are the most popular types of pasta there are actually more than 600 shapes and more than double that number of different pasta names.
Each different shape perfectly fits a different sauce or preparation technique – when you think of rich, creamy sauces, the choice would usually be ribbon-shaped pasta, while baked dishes call for small-sized tubes like macaroni and ditalini.
Is gnocchi pasta? Join the great debate this week as we serve up three recipes for gnocchi and mafalde that are sure to entice, while non-stubborn Italian Head Chef Fabrizio Faitella brings the art of making perfect pasta to Gold Coast hatted restaurant Orzo in Broadbeach and shares his dish of cavatelli with roasted nduja sauce and cime di rapa.
Are you attempting Ocsober? If you are, these new non-alcoholic wines from Vinada – plus three mocktail recipes – bring a touch of European glamour to any event or party; those who are still imbibing can check out our list of where to get a pot and a slice to celebrate International Beer and Pizza Day.
We are all feeling the cost of living pinch these days, never fear AGFG is here to bring you budget busting family-friendly recipes from Health + Wellbeing Queensland, along with Adam Liaw’s new cookbook to take the grind out of nightly cooking ‘7 Days of Dinner'. The most confounding part of cooking – even for Adam - is to decide on what to actually make in the first place.
In my household, we decide on a weekly menu on Sundays before grocery shopping and try to stick to it to avoid the nightly question of ‘what’s for dinner?’
There’s a new SBS podcast out you need to listen to starting on Thursday where food writer Lee Tran Lam asks the question ‘Should You Really Eat That?’ Should you really put olive oil or salt in your coffee as recent food trends suggest – from Ben Shewry to indigenous Chef Chris Jordan, find out what’s hot and what’s not.
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