"Catmandy (Sheryl)" > wrote in message
...
On Mar 1, 3:22 pm, "Paul M. Cook" > wrote:
> "sf" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > On Tue, 1 Mar 2011 09:15:06 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
> > wrote:
>
> >> I saw them at my market just the other day. They're hardly rare. I used
> >> to
> >> make stuffed shells all the time pre-diabetes. Love them! I always just
> >> seasoned with a touch of salt and chopped parsley. Some grated
> >> mozzarella
> >> is good, too.
>
> > She works for a world wide grocery chain, Paul. If she says it's not
> > easy to find in her area, then it's not.
>
> And if my pathetic stores have them, they are not rare.
>
> Paul

Vons is Safeway's market in the SoCal market.....


Indeed. Actually we have both. I typically shop at the local Von's but
there is a Safeway a few miles away. Stater Brothers is a local chain and
they have the jumbo shells, too - Barilla brand.

I have a couple of unopened boxes. I could put them up on eBay.

Paul

On Tue, 1 Mar 2011 15:03:12 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Tue, 1 Mar 2011 09:15:06 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I saw them at my market just the other day. They're hardly rare. I
>>>> used to
>>>> make stuffed shells all the time pre-diabetes. Love them! I always
>>>> just
>>>> seasoned with a touch of salt and chopped parsley. Some grated
>>>> mozzarella
>>>> is good, too.
>>>
>>> She works for a world wide grocery chain, Paul. If she says it's not
>>> easy to find in her area, then it's not.
>>
>> She says she is near me. I looked on her company website for delivery to
>> my house. There is one brand. Could be for whatever reason, her
>> particular store doesn't stock them. And I don't know that it is a world
>> wide grocery store.
>
>I looked at Albertsons. The one in Mill Creek has Jumbo Shells by American
>Beauty. Central Market in Mill Creek has a lot of Italian foods. They
>would be likely to have them as well, although I haven't checked.

You answered the question... pasta is ethnic, certain shapes very
ethnic... there is no market for jumbo shells in a hood that has
little to no Eyetalian population. Stores tend not to stock ethnic
foods that don't sell in a particular hood. The area where I live is
populated almost exclusively by Irish, German, and Italian... all
those ethnic ingredients are available year round... but Asian and
Hispanic ingredients are virtually non-existant, especially noticeably
absent in the produce departments, I haven't seen a plantain or a bean
sprout around here in nearly ten years.

"Catmandy (Sheryl)" > wrote in message
...
On Mar 1, 3:22 pm, "Paul M. Cook" > wrote:
> "sf" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > On Tue, 1 Mar 2011 09:15:06 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
> > wrote:
>
> >> I saw them at my market just the other day. They're hardly rare. I used
> >> to
> >> make stuffed shells all the time pre-diabetes. Love them! I always just
> >> seasoned with a touch of salt and chopped parsley. Some grated
> >> mozzarella
> >> is good, too.
>
> > She works for a world wide grocery chain, Paul. If she says it's not
> > easy to find in her area, then it's not.
>
> And if my pathetic stores have them, they are not rare.
>
> Paul

Vons is Safeway's market in the SoCal market.....

---

Ohhh...

"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 1 Mar 2011 15:03:12 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
>>>
>>> "sf" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On Tue, 1 Mar 2011 09:15:06 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I saw them at my market just the other day. They're hardly rare. I
>>>>> used to
>>>>> make stuffed shells all the time pre-diabetes. Love them! I always
>>>>> just
>>>>> seasoned with a touch of salt and chopped parsley. Some grated
>>>>> mozzarella
>>>>> is good, too.
>>>>
>>>> She works for a world wide grocery chain, Paul. If she says it's not
>>>> easy to find in her area, then it's not.
>>>
>>> She says she is near me. I looked on her company website for delivery
>>> to
>>> my house. There is one brand. Could be for whatever reason, her
>>> particular store doesn't stock them. And I don't know that it is a
>>> world
>>> wide grocery store.
>>
>>I looked at Albertsons. The one in Mill Creek has Jumbo Shells by
>>American
>>Beauty. Central Market in Mill Creek has a lot of Italian foods. They
>>would be likely to have them as well, although I haven't checked.
>
> You answered the question... pasta is ethnic, certain shapes very
> ethnic... there is no market for jumbo shells in a hood that has
> little to no Eyetalian population. Stores tend not to stock ethnic
> foods that don't sell in a particular hood. The area where I live is
> populated almost exclusively by Irish, German, and Italian... all
> those ethnic ingredients are available year round... but Asian and
> Hispanic ingredients are virtually non-existant, especially noticeably
> absent in the produce departments, I haven't seen a plantain or a bean
> sprout around here in nearly ten years.

I don't know about that. I haven't bought them since we moved back because
when my daughter was younger, she wouldn't eat them. She will eat them now
but requires the gluten free. I can get those here, but not all locations
that sell gluten free pasta sell them.

However before I moved from here about 16 years ago, they were very common.
I made them all the time and even bought frozen ones. I did look online and
haven't seen any frozen ones.

We can get plantains and bean sprouts here at pretty much any store. We do
have a lot of Asians here.

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Catmandy (Sheryl)" > wrote in message
> ...
> On Mar 1, 3:22 pm, "Paul M. Cook" > wrote:
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>>
>> ...
>>
>> > On Tue, 1 Mar 2011 09:15:06 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >> I saw them at my market just the other day. They're hardly rare. I
>> >> used
>> >> to
>> >> make stuffed shells all the time pre-diabetes. Love them! I always
>> >> just
>> >> seasoned with a touch of salt and chopped parsley. Some grated
>> >> mozzarella
>> >> is good, too.
>>
>> > She works for a world wide grocery chain, Paul. If she says it's not
>> > easy to find in her area, then it's not.
>>
>> And if my pathetic stores have them, they are not rare.
>>
>> Paul
>
> Vons is Safeway's market in the SoCal market.....


We have them both. In fact you often find Safeway brand in Vons stores.

Paul

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 1 Mar 2011 12:22:00 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On Tue, 1 Mar 2011 09:15:06 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >> I saw them at my market just the other day. They're hardly rare. I
>> >> used
>> >> to
>> >> make stuffed shells all the time pre-diabetes. Love them! I always
>> >> just
>> >> seasoned with a touch of salt and chopped parsley. Some grated
>> >> mozzarella
>> >> is good, too.
>> >
>> > She works for a world wide grocery chain, Paul. If she says it's not
>> > easy to find in her area, then it's not.
>>
>> And if my pathetic stores have them, they are not rare.
>>
> If your pathetic grocery stores have them, it's a local phenomena.
>>

OK SF, if it makes you happy. We're just so special here.

Paul

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> " wrote:
>
>> I would like to make the type of shells that are stuffed with cheese
>>
>> 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.
>
>In the absence of shells, would you consider stuffing manicotti (large
>tubes) instead of shells? The idea is the same. Do a Google Image
>search.

I honestly don't see the point to stuffing pasta without closing it...
I'd much rather pirohy, ravioli, kreplach... if I want open stuffed
pasta then I'm going all the way to a huge honkin' lasagna. I think
stuffed tubes and shells are for folks who can't make up their minds
if they're coming or going... those gotta be *** dishes.

On 3/1/2011 12:38 AM, sf wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:03:22 -0800 (PST), "
> > wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
> It will be interesting to see if anyone knows. I haven't seen dry
> giant shells in years. Barilla has jumbo, nothing bigger.
>
> Use ricotta and an egg for the filling unless you're the one who can't
> eat eggs.
>

I like the combination, too, but now I just use a smaller pasta so I can
load up more with tomato and spinach and other veggies along with the
ricotta so the fats aren't so concentrated. I still bake it as a dish,
but nothing is stuffed. Same effect, less fat.

On Mar 1, 9:18*pm, sf > wrote:
> On Tue, 1 Mar 2011 12:22:00 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > "sf" > wrote in message
> .. .
> > > On Tue, 1 Mar 2011 09:15:06 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
> > > wrote:
>
> > >> I saw them at my market just the other day. *They're hardly rare. *I used
> > >> to
> > >> make stuffed shells all the time pre-diabetes. *Love them! *I always just
> > >> seasoned with a touch of salt and chopped parsley. *Some grated
> > >> mozzarella
> > >> is good, too.
>
> > > She works for a world wide grocery chain, Paul. *If she says it's not
> > > easy to find in her area, then it's not.
>
> > And if my pathetic stores have them, they are not rare.
>
> If your pathetic grocery stores have them, it's a local phenomena.
>
>
Ok, sure. No Safeway, or any other supermarket, in the Bay Area
carries large stuffable pasta shells. If you say so. Safeway doesn't
have them. Lucky's doesn't have them. Neither does Andronico's, Whole
Foods, Rainbow or Trader Joes.

You win, Barbara.
Happy now?

"Catmandy (Sheryl)" > wrote in message
...
On Mar 1, 9:18 pm, sf > wrote:
> On Tue, 1 Mar 2011 12:22:00 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > "sf" > wrote in message
> .. .
> > > On Tue, 1 Mar 2011 09:15:06 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
> > > wrote:
>
> > >> I saw them at my market just the other day. They're hardly rare. I
> > >> used
> > >> to
> > >> make stuffed shells all the time pre-diabetes. Love them! I always
> > >> just
> > >> seasoned with a touch of salt and chopped parsley. Some grated
> > >> mozzarella
> > >> is good, too.
>
> > > She works for a world wide grocery chain, Paul. If she says it's not
> > > easy to find in her area, then it's not.
>
> > And if my pathetic stores have them, they are not rare.
>
> If your pathetic grocery stores have them, it's a local phenomena.
>
>
Ok, sure. No Safeway, or any other supermarket, in the Bay Area
carries large stuffable pasta shells. If you say so. Safeway doesn't
have them. Lucky's doesn't have them. Neither does Andronico's, Whole
Foods, Rainbow or Trader Joes.

You win, Barbara.
Happy now?


Ahhhh the Bay Area. I can't imagine a more culturally homogenous place
anywhere. I wager nobody ever even heard of pasta let alone pasta shells.
Italian food in San Fran? Aint gonna happen. And you know you just can't
get good Chinese there to save your life, either.

Paul

On Mar 1, 4:36*am, "Catmandy (Sheryl)" > wrote:
> On Feb 28, 11:03*pm, "
>
> > wrote:
> > I would like to make the type of shells that are stuffed with cheese
> > (usually ricotta with some Romano or Parmesan). I was buying some
> > frozen shells at Safeway that I really liked, but apparently they have
> > been discontinued. I really liked them as I could make up a batch of
> > spaghetti sauce and freeze in portions. Then pull out some sauce and a
> > few shells for a quick and easy meal.
>
> > I have not been able *to find any large shells to buy, either dry or
> > cooked (like *Boutoni or something). And I don't like stuffed
> > ravioli.
>
> > 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?
>
> http://pasta-products-ronzoni.newwor...bo-shells.aspx

They sell a variety of dried pasta, but I have not seen any shells
other than than the small size used in mac & cheese. It could be the
area I am in, which is lower income. They do not stock some of the
fancier items.

"Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Catmandy (Sheryl)" > wrote in message
> ...
> On Mar 1, 9:18 pm, sf > wrote:
>> On Tue, 1 Mar 2011 12:22:00 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> > "sf" > wrote in message
>> .. .
>> > > On Tue, 1 Mar 2011 09:15:06 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
>> > > wrote:
>>
>> > >> I saw them at my market just the other day. They're hardly rare. I
>> > >> used
>> > >> to
>> > >> make stuffed shells all the time pre-diabetes. Love them! I always
>> > >> just
>> > >> seasoned with a touch of salt and chopped parsley. Some grated
>> > >> mozzarella
>> > >> is good, too.
>>
>> > > She works for a world wide grocery chain, Paul. If she says it's not
>> > > easy to find in her area, then it's not.
>>
>> > And if my pathetic stores have them, they are not rare.
>>
>> If your pathetic grocery stores have them, it's a local phenomena.
>>
>>
> Ok, sure. No Safeway, or any other supermarket, in the Bay Area
> carries large stuffable pasta shells. If you say so. Safeway doesn't
> have them. Lucky's doesn't have them. Neither does Andronico's, Whole
> Foods, Rainbow or Trader Joes.
>
> You win, Barbara.
> Happy now?
>
>
> Ahhhh the Bay Area. I can't imagine a more culturally homogenous place
> anywhere. I wager nobody ever even heard of pasta let alone pasta shells.
> Italian food in San Fran? Aint gonna happen. And you know you just can't
> get good Chinese there to save your life, either.

I lived in Alameda for about 4 years. That's a hop skip and a yodel from
San Francisco. I lived 2 miles from an Albertsons (used to be Lucky) where
I bought fresh pasta all the time. My daughter used to love ravioli. She
still does. I just haven't found a way to make it gluten and egg free. But
once I do, we will have it again.

I know I bought frozen stuffed shells back then. Now this would have been
8-12 years ago. It does seem that the frozen ones are no more for whatever
reason. I am pretty sure I bought the plain dry shells a time or three.

I think these days most people in this country eat Italian food. Now my
grandma wouldn't touch the stuff. Not ever, even if you paid her. She
considered it foreign. But her German potato salad? Not foreign. Don't
ask me why. She died at 82. I was living in Alameda when she did. So
maybe 12 years ago. My friend's mom was about the same age and died at
about the same time period. She wouldn't eat "Eyetalian" spaghetti. But
other spaghetti? She would eat. My friend couldn't figure this out either
but apparently the hospital she was in served the "Eyetalian" kind. So she
told my friend to go get her a jar of peanut butter and a loaf of bread.

The Internet is a wonderful thing. I am so glad I have it! I am so glad I
got the issue with my browser solved. I've been freaking for the past few
hours because I had an error with IE. Turned out to be an add-on thing.
All I had to do was disable the add-ons then close the browser and open it
again. Now I can shop. And shop I will! I save all kinds of time by
shopping online. I get food that way. Even Italian food. Yes! We had some
last night. Lovely gluten free pasta with a red sauce and added ground beef
and some really yummy green beans imported from Italy.

I know some people get a thrill by going out shopping. I am not one of
them. After having worked retail all my life, the last place I want to be
is a store. Yes, it's a necessary evil for me. I did have groceries
delivered to me once from a local store. That actually worked out very
well. I got free food and the produce was very fresh! But placing the
order took a lot of time. So not something I would do very often. But if
there is something I want in a store and I can't find it after looking at 3
or 4 stores? I'll get it online and you darn well bet you I'll get a lot of
it and maybe get it without paying any shipping. That was not the case with
the Italian food, but I really don't even mind paying the shipping.

Yes the Interent is a wonderful thing! I don't know how I lived without it
for all those years!

On Mar 1, 6:39*am, ImStillMags > wrote:
> On Feb 28, 8:03*pm, "
>
> > wrote:
> > I would like to make the type of shells that are stuffed with cheese
> > (usually ricotta with some Romano or Parmesan). I was buying some
> > frozen shells at Safeway that I really liked, but apparently they have
> > been discontinued. I really liked them as I could make up a batch of
> > spaghetti sauce and freeze in portions. Then pull out some sauce and a
> > few shells for a quick and easy meal.
>
> > I have not been able *to find any large shells to buy, either dry or
> > cooked (like *Boutoni or something). And I don't like stuffed
> > ravioli.
>
> > 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.
>
> Have you tried Cash & Carry/Smart & Final, or another restaurant
> supply? * They carry pretty much
> any kind of dry pasta you can imagine and I'm pretty sure they have
> the shells you want.

Thanks. I haven't been there in a while, but I do need to get some
other items, so I will give them a try. I didn't even think of them.

On Mar 1, 2:13*pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> "sf" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > On Tue, 1 Mar 2011 09:15:06 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
> > wrote:
>
> >> I saw them at my market just the other day. *They're hardly rare. *I used
> >> to
> >> make stuffed shells all the time pre-diabetes. *Love them! *I always just
> >> seasoned with a touch of salt and chopped parsley. *Some grated
> >> mozzarella
> >> is good, too.
>
> > She works for a world wide grocery chain, Paul. *If she says it's not
> > easy to find in her area, then it's not.
>
> She says she is near me. *I looked on her company website for delivery to my
> house. *There is one brand. *Could be for whatever reason, her particular
> store doesn't stock them. *And I don't know that it is a world wide grocery
> store.

There are stores in the USA (mostly western states) and Canada. I
don't think any other countries have them. I do know that we don't
stock some items that are considered fancier as we are in a low income
area. For example, I can get delivery in my area, but my store no
longer has a delivery "department" at our store. There weren't enough
orders when we had it, so another store does our local orders.

Shells are more primal. They hark back to days when only primitive
sea creatures inhabited the earth.

On Mar 1, 5:44*pm, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:

> You answered the question... pasta is ethnic, certain shapes very
> ethnic... there is no market for jumbo shells in a hood that has
> little to no Eyetalian population. *Stores tend not to stock ethnic
> foods that don't sell in a particular hood. *The area where I live is
> populated almost exclusively by Irish, German, and Italian... all
> those ethnic ingredients are available year round... but Asian and
> Hispanic ingredients are virtually non-existant, especially noticeably
> absent in the produce departments, I haven't seen a plantain or a bean
> sprout around here in nearly ten years.

That explains it. This area probably has few Italians. We have a lot
of Hispanics, Asians, African Americans, and Mid East (mostly from
India, but also Bangladesh and a few other countries). I know of
couple larger Asian markets and Hispanic markets within 10 miles, but
I have never seen an Italian market.

We have about half an aisle devoted to Asian and Hispanic foods.

On Mar 1, 6:42*pm, Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
> In article
> >,
>
> " > wrote:
> > I would like to make the type of shells that are stuffed with cheese
>
> > 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.
>
> In the absence of shells, would you consider stuffing manicotti (large
> tubes) instead of shells? *The idea is the same. *Do a Google Image
> search.
>

Absolutely! I will look again, but I didn't see any manicotti noodles
when I looked. I've tried a few frozen varieties, but they always come
with a red sauce that I do not like. Too many chunky tomatoes and some
seasoning I don't like. But if I could make my own, that would be just
fine. I don't care how they look or what shape they are. I'm just
going for the flavor, and the ability to make a bunch and freeze them
for easy meals later.

On Mar 1, 7:02*pm, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > " wrote:
>
> >> I would like to make the type of shells that are stuffed with cheese
>
> >> 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.
>
> >In the absence of shells, would you consider stuffing manicotti (large
> >tubes) instead of shells? *The idea is the same. *Do a Google Image
> >search.
>
> I honestly don't see the point to stuffing pasta without closing it...
> I'd much rather pirohy, ravioli, kreplach... if I want open stuffed
> pasta then I'm going all the way to a huge honkin' lasagna. *I think
> stuffed tubes and shells are for folks who can't make up their minds
> if they're coming or going... those gotta be *** dishes.

I wouldn't care if they were open or closed, but ravioli seems to have
a lot of noodle and not so much cheese.

On Tue, 1 Mar 2011 22:51:34 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
wrote:

>
> "Catmandy (Sheryl)" > wrote in message
> ...
> On Mar 1, 9:18 pm, sf > wrote:
> > On Tue, 1 Mar 2011 12:22:00 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> > > And if my pathetic stores have them, they are not rare.
> >
> > If your pathetic grocery stores have them, it's a local phenomena.
> >
> >
> Ok, sure. No Safeway, or any other supermarket, in the Bay Area
> carries large stuffable pasta shells. If you say so. Safeway doesn't
> have them. Lucky's doesn't have them. Neither does Andronico's, Whole
> Foods, Rainbow or Trader Joes.
>
> You win, Barbara.
> Happy now?
>
>
> Ahhhh the Bay Area. I can't imagine a more culturally homogenous place
> anywhere. I wager nobody ever even heard of pasta let alone pasta shells.
> Italian food in San Fran? Aint gonna happen. And you know you just can't
> get good Chinese there to save your life, either.
>
> Paul
>
>
You are a complete idiot.

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 1 Mar 2011 22:51:34 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>> "Catmandy (Sheryl)" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> On Mar 1, 9:18 pm, sf > wrote:
>> > On Tue, 1 Mar 2011 12:22:00 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > > And if my pathetic stores have them, they are not rare.
>> >
>> > If your pathetic grocery stores have them, it's a local phenomena.
>> >
>> >
>> Ok, sure. No Safeway, or any other supermarket, in the Bay Area
>> carries large stuffable pasta shells. If you say so. Safeway doesn't
>> have them. Lucky's doesn't have them. Neither does Andronico's, Whole
>> Foods, Rainbow or Trader Joes.
>>
>> You win, Barbara.
>> Happy now?
>>
>>
>> Ahhhh the Bay Area. I can't imagine a more culturally homogenous place
>> anywhere. I wager nobody ever even heard of pasta let alone pasta
>> shells.
>> Italian food in San Fran? Aint gonna happen. And you know you just
>> can't
>> get good Chinese there to save your life, either.
>>
>> Paul
>>
>>
> You are a complete idiot.


Maybe so. But *I* know where to find jumbo pasta shells!

Paul

On Tue, 1 Mar 2011 23:33:22 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
wrote:

>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> >>
> >>
> > You are a complete idiot.
>
>
> Maybe so. But *I* know where to find jumbo pasta shells!
>
So do I. What I want is bigger than they are. Comprende?

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

On Tue, 1 Mar 2011 23:23:18 -0800 (PST), "
> wrote:
> >
>
> Absolutely! I will look again, but I didn't see any manicotti noodles
> when I looked. I've tried a few frozen varieties, but they always come
> with a red sauce that I do not like. Too many chunky tomatoes and some
> seasoning I don't like. But if I could make my own, that would be just
> fine. I don't care how they look or what shape they are. I'm just
> going for the flavor, and the ability to make a bunch and freeze them
> for easy meals later.
>
You could use fresh lasagna or cannelloni noodles, if you can find
them. Put a blob of filling on one half, flop the other half over and
seal.

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

> wrote in message
...
On Mar 1, 4:36 am, "Catmandy (Sheryl)" > wrote:
> On Feb 28, 11:03 pm, "
>
> > wrote:
> > I would like to make the type of shells that are stuffed with cheese
> > (usually ricotta with some Romano or Parmesan). I was buying some
> > frozen shells at Safeway that I really liked, but apparently they have
> > been discontinued. I really liked them as I could make up a batch of
> > spaghetti sauce and freeze in portions. Then pull out some sauce and a
> > few shells for a quick and easy meal.
>
> > I have not been able to find any large shells to buy, either dry or
> > cooked (like Boutoni or something). And I don't like stuffed
> > ravioli.
>
> > 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?
>
> http://pasta-products-ronzoni.newwor...bo-shells.aspx

They sell a variety of dried pasta, but I have not seen any shells
other than than the small size used in mac & cheese. It could be the
area I am in, which is lower income. They do not stock some of the
fancier items.

---
Perhaps you have to go to another city? Go to the Safeway website and plug
in zip codes for neighboring cities. Some Safeway's do carry them here. So
do some Albertsons. But I know each Albertsons is different. I usually
shop at two of them. I have a hard time remembering which one carries
which.

> wrote in message
...
On Mar 1, 7:02 pm, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > " wrote:
>
> >> I would like to make the type of shells that are stuffed with cheese
>
> >> 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.
>
> >In the absence of shells, would you consider stuffing manicotti (large
> >tubes) instead of shells? The idea is the same. Do a Google Image
> >search.
>
> I honestly don't see the point to stuffing pasta without closing it...
> I'd much rather pirohy, ravioli, kreplach... if I want open stuffed
> pasta then I'm going all the way to a huge honkin' lasagna. I think
> stuffed tubes and shells are for folks who can't make up their minds
> if they're coming or going... those gotta be *** dishes.

I wouldn't care if they were open or closed, but ravioli seems to have
a lot of noodle and not so much cheese.

---

If you make your own pasta, you can roll it out very thin. Ravioli isn't
hard to make. But it is somewhat time consuming if you don't have a pasta
machine. I don't. I used to make it from hand all the time in all sorts of
shapes. You could probably even fashion some sort of shell yourself. You
would have to come up with some way to form the pasta as it dried. I am not
sure what to tell you to use. Perhaps some of those plastic Easter Eggs
that you fill with candy? You should be able to find them in stores right
about now. Make a paper template and cut the pasta in ovals the size that
you could drape over the egg. Just don't enclose it fully so you will have
an opening for the cheese.

"Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
...
>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Tue, 1 Mar 2011 22:51:34 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "Catmandy (Sheryl)" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>> On Mar 1, 9:18 pm, sf > wrote:
>>> > On Tue, 1 Mar 2011 12:22:00 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
>>> > wrote:
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > > And if my pathetic stores have them, they are not rare.
>>> >
>>> > If your pathetic grocery stores have them, it's a local phenomena.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> Ok, sure. No Safeway, or any other supermarket, in the Bay Area
>>> carries large stuffable pasta shells. If you say so. Safeway doesn't
>>> have them. Lucky's doesn't have them. Neither does Andronico's, Whole
>>> Foods, Rainbow or Trader Joes.
>>>
>>> You win, Barbara.
>>> Happy now?
>>>
>>>
>>> Ahhhh the Bay Area. I can't imagine a more culturally homogenous place
>>> anywhere. I wager nobody ever even heard of pasta let alone pasta
>>> shells.
>>> Italian food in San Fran? Aint gonna happen. And you know you just
>>> can't
>>> get good Chinese there to save your life, either.
>>>
>>> Paul
>>>
>>>
>> You are a complete idiot.
>
>
> Maybe so. But *I* know where to find jumbo pasta shells!

Well now that should have had a beverage alert. I mean really!

Catmandy (Sheryl) wrote:
> On Mar 1, 5:13 pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>>
>> ...
>>
>>> On Tue, 1 Mar 2011 09:15:06 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
>>> wrote:
>>
>>>> I saw them at my market just the other day. They're hardly rare.
>>>> I
>>>> used to
>>>> make stuffed shells all the time pre-diabetes. Love them! I
>>>> always
>>>> just seasoned with a touch of salt and chopped parsley. Some
>>>> grated
>>>> mozzarella
>>>> is good, too.
>>
>>> She works for a world wide grocery chain, Paul. If she says it's
>>> not
>>> easy to find in her area, then it's not.
>>
>> She says she is near me. I looked on her company website for
>> delivery to my house. There is one brand. Could be for whatever
>> reason, her particular store doesn't stock them. And I don't know
>> that it is a world wide grocery store.
>
> Safeway isn't worldwide, but it is the biggest supermarket
> distribution system in North America. (They are in Western Canada,
> as
> well).

And in the UK.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 1 Mar 2011 23:33:22 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >>
>> >>
>> > You are a complete idiot.
>>
>>
>> Maybe so. But *I* know where to find jumbo pasta shells!
>>
> So do I. What I want is bigger than they are. Comprende?


Sounds like a personal problem.

Paul

"Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
...
>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Tue, 1 Mar 2011 23:33:22 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "sf" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> > You are a complete idiot.
>>>
>>>
>>> Maybe so. But *I* know where to find jumbo pasta shells!
>>>
>> So do I. What I want is bigger than they are. Comprende?
>
>
> Sounds like a personal problem.

Amazon Fresh has them.

On Wed, 2 Mar 2011 11:18:47 -0500, "Dora" > wrote:

> Catmandy (Sheryl) wrote:
> >
> > Safeway isn't worldwide, but it is the biggest supermarket
> > distribution system in North America. (They are in Western Canada,
> > as
> > well).
>
> And in the UK.

I should have said international, but I read something last week that
made me think it was even bigger than it is. The article I saw wasn't
my destination article and I wasn't trying to find out anything about
Safeway at the time, so I have no idea what it was that made me think
world wide.

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

OK, I thought y'all were exaggerating the scarcity of jumbo shells for
stuffing. I checked four local stores today before I found some, at
KingSoopers/Kroger. They are American Beauty brand. I know there used
to be other brands available because I used to buy them. Ronzoni,
Prince (which I;ve never found in Colorado), et al.

gloria p

On Tue, 01 Mar 2011 23:55:27 -0800, sf > wrote:

>On Tue, 1 Mar 2011 23:33:22 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
>wrote:
>
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >>
>> >>
>> > You are a complete idiot.
>>
>>
>> Maybe so. But *I* know where to find jumbo pasta shells!
>>
>So do I. What I want is bigger than they are. Comprende?

Then shit some from your obese hemorrhoidal
arse........ Compeche!

On Tue, 1 Mar 2011 23:24:37 -0800 (PST), "
> wrote:

>On Mar 1, 7:02*pm, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>> > " wrote:
>>
>> >> I would like to make the type of shells that are stuffed with cheese
>>
>> >> 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.
>>
>> >In the absence of shells, would you consider stuffing manicotti (large
>> >tubes) instead of shells? *The idea is the same. *Do a Google Image
>> >search.
>>
>> I honestly don't see the point to stuffing pasta without closing it...
>> I'd much rather pirohy, ravioli, kreplach... if I want open stuffed
>> pasta then I'm going all the way to a huge honkin' lasagna. *I think
>> stuffed tubes and shells are for folks who can't make up their minds
>> if they're coming or going... those gotta be *** dishes.
>
>I wouldn't care if they were open or closed, but ravioli seems to have
>a lot of noodle and not so much cheese.

Make your own and fill them to your hearts content... I totally agree,
the canned ones are kinda chintzy on filling.

On Wed, 2 Mar 2011 01:01:07 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
> wrote in message
...
>On Mar 1, 7:02 pm, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>> > " wrote:
>>
>> >> I would like to make the type of shells that are stuffed with cheese
>>
>> >> 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.
>>
>> >In the absence of shells, would you consider stuffing manicotti (large
>> >tubes) instead of shells? The idea is the same. Do a Google Image
>> >search.
>>
>> I honestly don't see the point to stuffing pasta without closing it...
>> I'd much rather pirohy, ravioli, kreplach... if I want open stuffed
>> pasta then I'm going all the way to a huge honkin' lasagna. I think
>> stuffed tubes and shells are for folks who can't make up their minds
>> if they're coming or going... those gotta be *** dishes.
>
>I wouldn't care if they were open or closed, but ravioli seems to have
>a lot of noodle and not so much cheese.
>
>---
>
>If you make your own pasta, you can roll it out very thin. Ravioli isn't
>hard to make. But it is somewhat time consuming if you don't have a pasta
>machine. I don't. I used to make it from hand all the time in all sorts of
>shapes. You could probably even fashion some sort of shell yourself. You
>would have to come up with some way to form the pasta as it dried. I am not
>sure what to tell you to use. Perhaps some of those plastic Easter Eggs
>that you fill with candy? You should be able to find them in stores right
>about now. Make a paper template and cut the pasta in ovals the size that
>you could drape over the egg. Just don't enclose it fully so you will have
>an opening for the cheese.


It's very easy to make ravioli from wanton wrappers... if you want big
honkin' plumpers fill spring roll wrappers. I honestly don't see the
point to stuffed shells unless they're some quirky family tradition
for certain holidays... if I'm gonna stuff something I'd much rather
have cheese blintzes. And yoose thought I was gonna say something
naughty.

On Tue, 1 Mar 2011 23:20:41 -0800 (PST), "
> wrote:

>On Mar 1, 5:44*pm, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
>
>> You answered the question... pasta is ethnic, certain shapes very
>> ethnic... there is no market for jumbo shells in a hood that has
>> little to no Eyetalian population. *Stores tend not to stock ethnic
>> foods that don't sell in a particular hood. *The area where I live is
>> populated almost exclusively by Irish, German, and Italian... all
>> those ethnic ingredients are available year round... but Asian and
>> Hispanic ingredients are virtually non-existant, especially noticeably
>> absent in the produce departments, I haven't seen a plantain or a bean
>> sprout around here in nearly ten years.
>
>That explains it. This area probably has few Italians. We have a lot
>of Hispanics, Asians, African Americans, and Mid East (mostly from
>India, but also Bangladesh and a few other countries). I know of
>couple larger Asian markets and Hispanic markets within 10 miles, but
>I have never seen an Italian market.
>
>We have about half an aisle devoted to Asian and Hispanic foods.

'Zactly. And even in major Eyetalian hoods they probably will only
have those large shells during certain holiday times.. same as 'talian
bakeries produce certain baked goods. in some areas stupidmarkets may
have those shells all year because likely they are left overs from a
year ago... those things are not a very popular item, nowadays folks
don't have time to fuss over pasta, they just want to dump sghettis in
a pot of boiling water and ten minutes later eat.

On Wed, 2 Mar 2011 08:50:05 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
> "Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > "sf" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> On Tue, 1 Mar 2011 23:33:22 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> "sf" > wrote in message
> >>> ...
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> > You are a complete idiot.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Maybe so. But *I* know where to find jumbo pasta shells!
> >>>
> >> So do I. What I want is bigger than they are. Comprende?
> >
> >
> > Sounds like a personal problem.
>
> Amazon Fresh has them.
>
Friesian (sp) wants them premade, not me. Thanks anyway. I'm just
looking (not very hard) for dry shells that are larger than jumbo.
Paul (I think) gave a link that indicated to me that one brand says
jumbo, another says giant... and both are too small. He seemed to
think he was the last word and that was always the size. He's wrong.
I said at the top of the thread that it looks like the size I want is
not being made in or distributed to the US and Barilla's jumbo is
smaller than the size I was looking for.

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 01 Mar 2011 23:55:27 -0800, sf > wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 1 Mar 2011 23:33:22 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
>>wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "sf" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> > You are a complete idiot.
>>>
>>>
>>> Maybe so. But *I* know where to find jumbo pasta shells!
>>>
>>So do I. What I want is bigger than they are. Comprende?
>
> Then shit some from your obese hemorrhoidal
> arse........ Compeche!

Oh dear gawd. Some of use were eating. I would use the word are, but not
it's were.

"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 2 Mar 2011 01:01:07 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
> wrote in message
...
>>On Mar 1, 7:02 pm, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
>>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>> > " wrote:
>>>
>>> >> I would like to make the type of shells that are stuffed with cheese
>>>
>>> >> 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.
>>>
>>> >In the absence of shells, would you consider stuffing manicotti (large
>>> >tubes) instead of shells? The idea is the same. Do a Google Image
>>> >search.
>>>
>>> I honestly don't see the point to stuffing pasta without closing it...
>>> I'd much rather pirohy, ravioli, kreplach... if I want open stuffed
>>> pasta then I'm going all the way to a huge honkin' lasagna. I think
>>> stuffed tubes and shells are for folks who can't make up their minds
>>> if they're coming or going... those gotta be *** dishes.
>>
>>I wouldn't care if they were open or closed, but ravioli seems to have
>>a lot of noodle and not so much cheese.
>>
>>---
>>
>>If you make your own pasta, you can roll it out very thin. Ravioli isn't
>>hard to make. But it is somewhat time consuming if you don't have a pasta
>>machine. I don't. I used to make it from hand all the time in all sorts
>>of
>>shapes. You could probably even fashion some sort of shell yourself. You
>>would have to come up with some way to form the pasta as it dried. I am
>>not
>>sure what to tell you to use. Perhaps some of those plastic Easter Eggs
>>that you fill with candy? You should be able to find them in stores right
>>about now. Make a paper template and cut the pasta in ovals the size that
>>you could drape over the egg. Just don't enclose it fully so you will
>>have
>>an opening for the cheese.
>
>
> It's very easy to make ravioli from wanton wrappers... if you want big
> honkin' plumpers fill spring roll wrappers. I honestly don't see the
> point to stuffed shells unless they're some quirky family tradition
> for certain holidays... if I'm gonna stuff something I'd much rather
> have cheese blintzes. And yoose thought I was gonna say something
> naughty.

Well, I like the stuffed shells and they are easier to do than ravioli.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 2 Mar 2011 08:50:05 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> "Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >
>> > "sf" > wrote in message
>> > ...
>> >> On Tue, 1 Mar 2011 23:33:22 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>>
>> >>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> >>> ...
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >>
>> >>> > You are a complete idiot.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Maybe so. But *I* know where to find jumbo pasta shells!
>> >>>
>> >> So do I. What I want is bigger than they are. Comprende?
>> >
>> >
>> > Sounds like a personal problem.
>>
>> Amazon Fresh has them.
>>
> Friesian (sp) wants them premade, not me. Thanks anyway. I'm just
> looking (not very hard) for dry shells that are larger than jumbo.
> Paul (I think) gave a link that indicated to me that one brand says
> jumbo, another says giant... and both are too small. He seemed to
> think he was the last word and that was always the size. He's wrong.
> I said at the top of the thread that it looks like the size I want is
> not being made in or distributed to the US and Barilla's jumbo is
> smaller than the size I was looking for.
>
Oh. What I saw there was the Jumbo and they looked mighty large to me!

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Wed, 2 Mar 2011 08:50:05 -0800, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>> >
>>> > "sf" > wrote in message
>>> > ...
>>> >> On Tue, 1 Mar 2011 23:33:22 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
>>> >> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> "sf" > wrote in message
>>> >>> ...
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> > You are a complete idiot.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Maybe so. But *I* know where to find jumbo pasta shells!
>>> >>>
>>> >> So do I. What I want is bigger than they are. Comprende?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Sounds like a personal problem.
>>>
>>> Amazon Fresh has them.
>>>
>> Friesian (sp) wants them premade, not me. Thanks anyway. I'm just
>> looking (not very hard) for dry shells that are larger than jumbo.
>> Paul (I think) gave a link that indicated to me that one brand says
>> jumbo, another says giant... and both are too small. He seemed to
>> think he was the last word and that was always the size. He's wrong.
>> I said at the top of the thread that it looks like the size I want is
>> not being made in or distributed to the US and Barilla's jumbo is
>> smaller than the size I was looking for.
>>
> Oh. What I saw there was the Jumbo and they looked mighty large to me!

They are quite large when half boiled. I've never seen shells any larger.

Paul

On 3/1/2011 12:11 PM, l, not -l wrote:
> On 28-Feb-2011, > wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:03:22 -0800 (PST), "
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> 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.
>>
>> It will be interesting to see if anyone knows. I haven't seen dry
>> giant shells in years. Barilla has jumbo, nothing bigger.
>>
>> Use ricotta and an egg for the filling unless you're the one who can't
>> eat eggs.
>
> Guess it's a regional thing; here (St. Louis suburb), all of the
> supermarkets I shop (5 within two-miles of home) carries large and jumbo
> shells. Usually one of two brands, Barilla or R&F.

Here locally (Maryland, USA), the Giant Food store has San Giorgio jumbo
pasta shells.