"Blair P. Houghton" > wrote in message
...
> Saw Rao's pasta at the store yesterday and picked up a pound
> (18 oz, really) of standard Linguine for $3.49, to pair up with
> the jar of Emeril's Vodka Sauce I got a week or two ago meaning
> to try it out.
>
> Eh.
>
> Neither was special. The sauce tasted better cold
> than heated. It was terribly bland even though I'd added
> sicilian rope sausage to it. Attractive roasted-something
> smell, but otherwise not impressive enough to buy again.
>
> The pasta was, basically, pasta. Nice linguine, is about
> as excited as I'll get over it. At nearly 3X the price
> of store-brand, it's certainly not worth the vig.
>
> I paired this up with a Bolla Bardolino, which has
> rapidly become my favorite Italian wine for pasta meals,
> supplanting Col di Sasso Sangiovese. Very nice. The rest
> of the bottle is sitting on the counter calling my name.
>
> It was a decent pasta dinner. I wouldn't have complained
> eating this at any restaurant. But I would have tried
> the osso buco next time.
>
> --Blair
> "Hey, you think Emeril makes
> a store-brand osso buco?"

Thanks, Blair. I've been wondering about Emeril's different pasta sauces.
Now I know I'm better off making my own. I LOVE a good vodka sauce!

Kilikini