I tried a new recipe this weekend in my quest for taste and low carbs combined. I bought a spiral slicer and made pasta out of zucchini. I used 3 zucchini and spiral sliced them. The slicer works like a pencil sharpener. You put one end of the zucchini in there and twist it like a pencil. And the end of the zucchini becomes cone shaped like a sharpened pencil. The pasta comes out the side. Some of the slices were a yard long depending on how steady I was sharpening the zucchini. I made a really tasty sauce because I wanted something delicious to go on a pasta that I wasn't sure I would like. My tasty sauce involved onions, mushroom, garlic, fresh herbs and tomatoes simmering on the stove for 3 hours. To cook the pasta I put it in a glass dish and microwaved it for 2 minutes, stirred, and microwaved it again for another minute. And it was good! I liked it. I liked it as much as regular pasta. The only difference was that usually, after a meal of pasta and sauce, I feel like I would drown if I had to swim. With zucchini pasta I felt satisfied yet still able to swim. Some people peel the zucchini before slicing it so it looks more like pasta. I left the peel on and it was just fine. Some strands were darker green but they tasted the same. I'm happy with the results. Now, lets see, what else can I spiral slice? Carrots? Potatoes?
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