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Default Spaghetti Frittata With Mussels And Asparagus

On Sat, 30 Jun 2012 10:01:56 -0700 (PDT), Pandora >
wrote:

> On 30 Giu, 16:37, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
> > On Sat, 30 Jun 2012 10:04:16 -0400, "jmcquown" >
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > >"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
> > .. .
> > >> PanDOODOO wrote:

> >
> > >> A shellfish omelet... BLECH... doesn't get more TIAD except for the
> > >> asparagus... asparagus with seafood is as TIAD as mushrooms with
> > >> seafood.

> >
> > >Technically a frittata isn't an omelet.

> >
> > "Technically".
> >
> > frittata [frih-TAH-tuh]
> > An Italian OMELET that usually has the ingredients mixed with the eggs
> > rather than being folded inside, as with a French omelet. It can be
> > flipped or the top can be finished under a broiling unit. An omelet is
> > cooked quickly over moderately high heat and, after folding, has a
> > flat-sided half-oval shape. A frittata is firmer because it's cooked
> > very slowly over low heat, and round because it isn't folded.
> >
> > © Copyright Barron's Educational Services, Inc. 1995 based on THE FOOD
> > LOVER'S COMPANION, 2nd edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst.

>
> Frittata is not an omelette!


That's how I feel about it too. No how, no way.

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