Comments on: Crab with Saffron Linguine http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/10/crab-with-saffron-linguine/ The slightly eccentric eating and cooking adventures of a Sydney girl who loves cakes, cooking, Nigella Lawson and eating. She eats, breathes and dreams food and indeed will never get cable TV as she'd quit working and watch the Food Channel all day long. Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:27:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Not Quite Nigella http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/10/crab-with-saffron-linguine/#comment-3158 Not Quite Nigella Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:28:57 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/10/crab-with-saffron-linguine/#comment-3158 Mi Mr NQN-For you, I'd make an exception ;) Hi Kathy-Mr NQN is the man who likes "quantity over quality"! :lol: Hi Tian-Thanks! my mum gave me the crab meat but I've seen it at fishmonger's in packet (it's probably frozen) or you can ask them to remove it for you from cooked crab. Hehe my dad will only eat Chinese food! Hi Maria-wow creamed together butter and mustard with tongue and watercress? That sounds very indulgent! Yes quality is what counts over anything else :) Sorry to hear that there weren't a lot of choices for you. I guess steamed fish is better for your diet than pork belly (I find it too fatty sometimes). I must admit that I do love a duck confit but tartare to me is only exciting in fish, not meat! Hi Patricia-Thankyou so much! That is lovely of you to say :) Mi Mr NQN-For you, I’d make an exception ;)

Hi Kathy-Mr NQN is the man who likes “quantity over quality”! :lol:

Hi Tian-Thanks! my mum gave me the crab meat but I’ve seen it at fishmonger’s in packet (it’s probably frozen) or you can ask them to remove it for you from cooked crab.

Hehe my dad will only eat Chinese food!

Hi Maria-wow creamed together butter and mustard with tongue and watercress? That sounds very indulgent! Yes quality is what counts over anything else :)

Sorry to hear that there weren’t a lot of choices for you. I guess steamed fish is better for your diet than pork belly (I find it too fatty sometimes). I must admit that I do love a duck confit but tartare to me is only exciting in fish, not meat!

Hi Patricia-Thankyou so much! That is lovely of you to say :)

]]> By: Patricia Scarpin http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/10/crab-with-saffron-linguine/#comment-3153 Patricia Scarpin Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:31:45 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/10/crab-with-saffron-linguine/#comment-3153 Wow, this is beautiful!! What a wonderful pasta dish. Wow, this is beautiful!! What a wonderful pasta dish.

]]> By: Maria http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/10/crab-with-saffron-linguine/#comment-3148 Maria Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:05:00 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/10/crab-with-saffron-linguine/#comment-3148 LOL @safe and known foods incase of being poisoned.. haha.. it is often like that! Having said that.. simple food, done well cannot be discounted. Eg. there is a good kind of ham sandwich and a terrible ham sandwich. I remember the Two Fat Ladies creaming together butter and English mustard and spreading it over bread with the crusts off..and then putting on thinly sliced tongue and some watercress. Oh.. hang on..that's not a ham sandwich is it? Well.. you know what I mean?! I love simple food too.. as long as it's *quality* food! This is why I would have gone the "pork belly" for my anniversary dinner instead of the STEAMED fish.. I've never eaten pork belly at a restaurant before.. so I'm curious. There weren't many choices on the regional showcase menu for our anniversary.. And I'm quite sick of reading the words "confit" and "tartare".. like it's supposed to excite me. HA! Funny Mr NQN too! LOL @safe and known foods incase of being poisoned.. haha.. it is often like that! Having said that.. simple food, done well cannot be discounted. Eg. there is a good kind of ham sandwich and a terrible ham sandwich. I remember the Two Fat Ladies creaming together butter and English mustard and spreading it over bread with the crusts off..and then putting on thinly sliced tongue and some watercress. Oh.. hang on..that’s not a ham sandwich is it? Well.. you know what I mean?! I love simple food too.. as long as it’s *quality* food! This is why I would have gone the “pork belly” for my anniversary dinner instead of the STEAMED fish.. I’ve never eaten pork belly at a restaurant before.. so I’m curious. There weren’t many choices on the regional showcase menu for our anniversary.. And I’m quite sick of reading the words “confit” and “tartare”.. like it’s supposed to excite me. HA!

Funny Mr NQN too!

]]> By: Tian http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/10/crab-with-saffron-linguine/#comment-3145 Tian Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:57:58 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/10/crab-with-saffron-linguine/#comment-3145 ooh yum i really like the looks of that .. where did you buy your crabmeat from? you know, my dad only eats vanilla ice cream.. ooh yum i really like the looks of that .. where did you buy your crabmeat from?

you know, my dad only eats vanilla ice cream..

]]> By: Kathy http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/10/crab-with-saffron-linguine/#comment-3144 Kathy Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:11:51 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/10/crab-with-saffron-linguine/#comment-3144 LOL @ Mr NQN LOL @ Mr NQN

]]> By: Mr NQN http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/10/crab-with-saffron-linguine/#comment-3143 Mr NQN Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:00:41 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/10/crab-with-saffron-linguine/#comment-3143 Note to self: Don't order plain salad sandwiches. Note to self: Don’t order plain salad sandwiches.

]]> By: Not Quite Nigella http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/10/crab-with-saffron-linguine/#comment-3137 Not Quite Nigella Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:00:04 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/10/crab-with-saffron-linguine/#comment-3137 Hi Kathy-It was, I'd really recommend it for a simple but elegant meal. And I was so happy that it was easy to do, I thought I'd end up with pasta everywhere :lol: Hi Maria-Lucky you getting to try the crab. I'll take any chance to have crab or lobster although sometimes I feel sorry for the crabs as they have such a grumpy expression on their faces. I've made something similar and it was great, although I'm sure Tobie and Glenn's would have been much better! You're absolutely right, I used a 200g packet of the pasta. Thanks for reminding me :) You could try it with evaporated milk although it won't be as creamy but it will be a lot less in fat. I know, I love trying new things so I always like to try the weirdest or most outlandish flavour. I also don't understand safe eaters, perhaps it's prehistoric eating i.e. eating only "safe and known"foods in case of being poisoned but that was hundreds of years ago! :lol: Hi Kathy-It was, I’d really recommend it for a simple but elegant meal. And I was so happy that it was easy to do, I thought I’d end up with pasta everywhere :lol:

Hi Maria-Lucky you getting to try the crab. I’ll take any chance to have crab or lobster although sometimes I feel sorry for the crabs as they have such a grumpy expression on their faces. I’ve made something similar and it was great, although I’m sure Tobie and Glenn’s would have been much better!

You’re absolutely right, I used a 200g packet of the pasta. Thanks for reminding me :)

You could try it with evaporated milk although it won’t be as creamy but it will be a lot less in fat.

I know, I love trying new things so I always like to try the weirdest or most outlandish flavour. I also don’t understand safe eaters, perhaps it’s prehistoric eating i.e. eating only “safe and known”foods in case of being poisoned but that was hundreds of years ago! :lol:

]]> By: Maria http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/10/crab-with-saffron-linguine/#comment-3136 Maria Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:47:01 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/10/crab-with-saffron-linguine/#comment-3136 Gosh, I'd love this! I've been eyeing off the fresh crab meat at the supermarket (which is around $11?). At the Werribee Harvest Picnic (foodie event last November), I sat-in on a cooking demonstration with Tobie Puttock and another chef "Glenn"? From "Fifteen"..and one of the dishes involved like a crab salad on ciabatta or foccacia. At the end we were allowed to go up and sample the food.. and we did and we tasted a good amount of the two dishes made. The crab salad had some roasted cherry tomatoes.. it was just divine. This pasta dish sounds and looks simply Mmmm Mmmm! Would you need less dried pasta than fresh? Wouldn't you have too much pasta if you used 400grams of dried as opposed to 400grams of fresh? I probably couldn't have this amount of cream right now in a meal.. but I'll keep it in mind for the future! ((Smiles)) at the choosing vanilla over more exotic flavours..and the performance anxiety analogy! I secretly get impatient/annoyed with "safe" eaters.. I feel like I want to say "go on.. live a little"!! :-P Gosh, I’d love this! I’ve been eyeing off the fresh crab meat at the supermarket (which is around $11?). At the Werribee Harvest Picnic (foodie event last November), I sat-in on a cooking demonstration with Tobie Puttock and another chef “Glenn”? From “Fifteen”..and one of the dishes involved like a crab salad on ciabatta or foccacia. At the end we were allowed to go up and sample the food.. and we did and we tasted a good amount of the two dishes made. The crab salad had some roasted cherry tomatoes.. it was just divine.

This pasta dish sounds and looks simply Mmmm Mmmm! Would you need less dried pasta than fresh? Wouldn’t you have too much pasta if you used 400grams of dried as opposed to 400grams of fresh?

I probably couldn’t have this amount of cream right now in a meal.. but I’ll keep it in mind for the future!

((Smiles)) at the choosing vanilla over more exotic flavours..and the performance anxiety analogy! I secretly get impatient/annoyed with “safe” eaters.. I feel like I want to say “go on.. live a little”!! :-P

]]> By: Kathy http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/10/crab-with-saffron-linguine/#comment-3135 Kathy Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:48:25 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/10/crab-with-saffron-linguine/#comment-3135 Looks delicious :D I like how you presented it too Looks delicious :D I like how you presented it too

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