tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post7543750082072347245..comments2024-03-24T00:23:16.587-07:00Comments on more than burnt toast: Il Primo of Spaghetti con le Cozze for Eat, Pray, Love Italian ChallengeValerie Harrison (bellini)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10205920305666658534noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-76834809204921428392010-08-10T19:02:33.318-07:002010-08-10T19:02:33.318-07:00I am visiting via Presto Pasta Nights and am enjoy...I am visiting via Presto Pasta Nights and am enjoying my visit here. I wish I'd read about your Eat Pray Love Challenge sooner, what a fun event.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14829278524074036265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-66658732396046876682010-08-06T12:03:45.150-07:002010-08-06T12:03:45.150-07:00Great challenge, delicious looking dish. Italians ...Great challenge, delicious looking dish. Italians are proud.angela@spinachtigerhttp://www.spinachtiger.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-12445690144958719272010-08-05T17:28:36.637-07:002010-08-05T17:28:36.637-07:00What a fantastic idea. I do hope I can get out fr...What a fantastic idea. I do hope I can get out from under all my boxes to try and join in your Eat Pray Love Challenge. <br /><br />No matter what, I know I'll be trying your fantastic dish - great photo btw. Thanks for sharing with Presto Pasta Nights.Ruth Danielshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11173472189049022779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-5760141320457634062010-08-05T05:09:09.354-07:002010-08-05T05:09:09.354-07:00What gorgeous photos! The dish looks succulent and...What gorgeous photos! The dish looks succulent and fresh and lush and flavourful... soooo yummy!<br />I loved mussels until I found out how many calories they were. Now I only eat them if I go to the seaside. Last year, we travelled along the Adriatic coast and they are farmed there and hauled up just before you eat them. I cannot describe the pleasure. There were little mussel "houses" or restaurants all over Paris. I was surprised. Well, maybe that is just the chain of the restaurant. I actually made lasagna while here, in Bijeljina, Bosna. And let me tell you, that was no easy task. The meat is different. The pasta is hard to find (the flat kind) and there is no mozzarella or cottage cheese to be found anywhere.It was a series of compromises, but actually tasted great and the family was thrilled. This is not a country with various and vast dishes. They basically eat the same few dishes all of the time.<br />:)<br />ValerieA Canadian Foodiehttp://www.acanadianfoodie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-78032524111084691782010-08-04T07:50:43.901-07:002010-08-04T07:50:43.901-07:00I find the mussel liqueur to be the most flavourfu...I find the mussel liqueur to be the most flavourful...a lush pasta dish.Peter Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01907758539058786065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-62016745657319900972010-08-03T21:50:04.189-07:002010-08-03T21:50:04.189-07:00Brava! This looks fresh and beautiful and mouthwat...Brava! This looks fresh and beautiful and mouthwateringly delicious. It begs to be tried. I hope you are having a great day. Blessings...MaryMary Bergfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09234678984137982414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-18801287858635786722010-08-03T21:13:30.295-07:002010-08-03T21:13:30.295-07:00This looks like quite an exciting recipe! I'm ...This looks like quite an exciting recipe! I'm not sure if I've had the good fortune of trying Pacific mussels. They sound so much tastier than the average ones. <br /><br />This sounds like a great challenge. I'm looking forward to when the movie is released too.Fresh Local and Besthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06975218501433243628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-944058774993680172010-08-03T18:11:06.001-07:002010-08-03T18:11:06.001-07:00this looks like something out of a gourmet book su...this looks like something out of a gourmet book such gorgeous color ingredients and fabulous picture love this one~Whats Cookin Italian Style Cuisinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15203502864311900991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-24892623934577644302010-08-03T13:46:21.104-07:002010-08-03T13:46:21.104-07:00An amazing and lovely dish, wow:)An amazing and lovely dish, wow:)Magic of Spicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05034283259164629148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-14502810564386726232010-08-03T08:22:10.786-07:002010-08-03T08:22:10.786-07:00Beautiful dish. Anything that makes me think of I...Beautiful dish. Anything that makes me think of Italy makes me happy. I'm not a well-traveled person, but Italy was the first (and for a very long time the only) foreign country I ever visited. I had my first kiss in Italy.The Short (dis)Order Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05510572788683143569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-84436609350055156542010-08-03T06:48:18.170-07:002010-08-03T06:48:18.170-07:00I love the book and food pairing you've got go...I love the book and food pairing you've got going. What a fun way to challenge and stretch yourself.Cookie baker Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11069661176518230573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-4734063227743395692010-08-03T04:57:57.097-07:002010-08-03T04:57:57.097-07:00Val...I think it's great the way you chose to ...Val...I think it's great the way you chose to challenge yourself ;o)<br /><br />The mussels look amazing...I can't wait for late September to start making these dishes again.<br /><br />Have read the book and I'm itching to see Julia Roberts in the movie. I have a date with a few friends...and may even play hookie from my work to go see it leisurely during the day ;)<br /><br />Ciao for now and have a great day,<br />ClaudiaFOODESSAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03875552395027129685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-47423382960990212712010-08-03T04:47:01.804-07:002010-08-03T04:47:01.804-07:00Sorry I've been such a scarce visitor - LOVE t...Sorry I've been such a scarce visitor - LOVE the new look!! And eeek, I am probably the last person in the solar system who has not yet read Eat Love Pray... The pasta looks spectacular - like Mediterranean summer in a bowl :)Jeanne @ CookSisterhttp://www.cooksister.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-33483063677030150022010-08-03T02:03:00.382-07:002010-08-03T02:03:00.382-07:00i've never tried mussels, but with the lovely ...i've never tried mussels, but with the lovely tomatoes and herbs in this dish, it looks amazing! my grandma wouldn't know the first thing about making something like this, but she'd sure love to eat it. :)gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02368850949339758604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-90542848361956504412010-08-02T20:00:59.684-07:002010-08-02T20:00:59.684-07:00I love that the mussels you used were local...way ...I love that the mussels you used were local...way to get into the spirit of the book! This whole dish is making my taste buds rumble...Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17133232352924060797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-56106342785486234972010-08-02T14:07:14.815-07:002010-08-02T14:07:14.815-07:00Loved the book-very entertaining! I also love a g...Loved the book-very entertaining! I also love a good pasta dish with mussels! Looks very vibrant and fresh Val!Peter G | Souvlaki For The Soulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589888584542143132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-7266292582001942622010-08-02T13:12:54.811-07:002010-08-02T13:12:54.811-07:00I enjoyed the book and featured it in one of my No...I enjoyed the book and featured it in <a href="http://briciole.typepad.com/blog/2007/12/novel-food-2-bi.html" rel="nofollow">one of my Novel Food posts</a>. This is a beautiful plate of spaghetti you made! I assume that for the challenge you are looking for new posts, right?Simona Carinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10621645217450504400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-89670487301419155532010-08-02T12:43:49.033-07:002010-08-02T12:43:49.033-07:00I love mussels but I've never made them at hom...I love mussels but I've never made them at home. Maybe someday I'll get adventurous and try! Your dish looks delicious.scrambledhenfruithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14185472195155916663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-6243422117558954252010-08-02T12:37:23.199-07:002010-08-02T12:37:23.199-07:00We went to dinner the other night at an Italian re...We went to dinner the other night at an Italian restaurant and had the CUTEST little Italian waiter who gave us a culinary run down of Italy. He was telling us all about Southern Italy and how they have thick, heavy sauces (as compared with Roma which has the lighter marinara type sauces)That Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004439474693190019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-65209516546861091492010-08-02T12:12:23.026-07:002010-08-02T12:12:23.026-07:00Wow, what a nice pasta dish...it sure looks so tas...Wow, what a nice pasta dish...it sure looks so tasty with the mussels and all the other flavors in it...beautiful picture of the pasta!Julianahttp://simplerecipes.menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-81486773135694526472010-08-02T12:11:12.593-07:002010-08-02T12:11:12.593-07:00This is a lovely Spaghetti con le Cozze recipe. An...This is a lovely Spaghetti con le Cozze recipe. And I think you really hit it on the spot when you decided to use the movie Eat, Pray, Love as your inspiration in your kitchen, Thanks for sharing. If you wont mind I'd love to guide <a href="http://www.foodista.com/" rel="nofollow">Foodista</a> readers to your post. Just add the <a href="http://www.foodista.com/recipe/3CCZNSC3/pasta" rel="nofollow">foodista widget</a> to the end of this post so it will appear in the Foodista pages and it's all set, Thanks!christinehttp://www.foodista.com/profile/3DTPDQWB/christinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-54323464690038526782010-08-02T09:42:31.494-07:002010-08-02T09:42:31.494-07:00I bought the book but haven't gotten around to...I bought the book but haven't gotten around to reading it yet. I can't wait to see the movie, too. I have never prepared mussels at home but have enjoyed them in restaurants a couple of times. What a fresh, zesty flavorful dish!theUngourmethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433513087823589129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-5764227881224182852010-08-02T09:35:24.182-07:002010-08-02T09:35:24.182-07:00This pasta dish is mouthwatering; I would love to ...This pasta dish is mouthwatering; I would love to participate in this challenge; I just bought two new types of pastas and pesto this past sunday to try.tasteofbeiruthttp://www.tasteofbeirut.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-23897245537533881642010-08-02T08:45:24.888-07:002010-08-02T08:45:24.888-07:00What a fantastic idea, Val!! I love this book so v...What a fantastic idea, Val!! I love this book so very much. I read it on the terrace of a villa in Italy where I had gone to repair my shattered heart and spirit. It was just what I needed. Your recipe is GORGEOUS!! :-)RamblingTarthttp://www.ramblingtart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-25026915257543138022010-08-02T08:33:24.548-07:002010-08-02T08:33:24.548-07:00Val, I absolutely LOVE mussels and used to make th...Val, I absolutely LOVE mussels and used to make them much more frequently before the price went up so much here. This looks gorgeous!<br />xoxo PattieAllie and Pattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05759469483147007422noreply@blogger.com