On 3/1/2011 5:36 AM, Catmandy (Sheryl) wrote:
> On Feb 28, 11:03 pm, "

>> Any suggestions for where I can find these pasta shells? I am open to
>> dry pasta, cooked pasta, and even stuff shells if it just cheese and
>> light seasoning. No sauce, meat, or veggies.
>
> i don't understand. All of my local supermarkets sell large empty
> shell-shaped dried pasta which one would boil until just beginning to
> get tender then stuff with a mixture of whatever you like and baked.
> Surely Safeway carries Ronzoni dried pasta? Or San Giorgio? Or
> Creamettes? Or a store brand? Or Barilla?
>



Sheryl: You are in an ethnic Italian area, so I'd expect to find more
types of pasta there. I've found the stores have cut way back on the
individual ethnic foods, perhaps to provide shelf space for different
ethnicities or space for more processed, prepared meals.

Ten years ago our stores here had all the pasta shapes, in 4-5 different
brands. Not today. They also had Mexican foods (salsa, refried beans,
canned chiles, etc. in at least four brands. No longer.

The upside is that they do carry more fruit and vegetable selections
than ever before, unfortunately (for locavores) shipped from all over
the world.

gloria p