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Challenge: Recipe (Food) (Classic Editing)
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 995
Location: My Kitchen
Date: Oct 13, 2003
Aperture: F4.7
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/234.3
Galleries: Interior, Macro
Date Uploaded: Oct 13, 2003

 My Italian Father's
Buttered Spaghetti Recipe
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4 large sprigs of fresh basil, chopped
4 large sprigs of fresh oregano, chopped
4 green onions, chopped
1 Small Zucchini, chopped
2 Cans Tomatoes, well drained!
3/4 Stick of Butter or Margarine
1/2 package of Spaghetti

Chop basil, oregano, green onions and zucchini. Drain tomatoes, and once drained, chop to smaller pieces and add to herbs and vegetables. Set aside.

In a large pot, heat 5-6 Qts of Water to boiling adding 2 teaspoons of salt.

While water is coming to a boil, heat butter in a skillet and add the chopped herbs and vegetables. Saute' just until soft or tender. Do not brown. Leave heat on low until spaghetti is done.

Place spaghetti in boiling water and boil for 8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Check for doneness, but do not overcook. Drain spaghetti well. This is the secret to this recipe. Place spaghetti back into the pot and add the buttered sauteed herbs and vegetables. Toss until spaghetti is uniformly coated with the buttered concoction. Reheat on low, stirring constantly but gently so as not to stick, scorch or break spaghetti. Serve immediately.

Note: if the recipe seems a little dry, you may add a couple of tablespoons of Virgin Olive Oil, but don't overdo this as the flavors will change.

Serve with Italian or French Bread, Salad and Red Wine.

Preparation time less than 30 minutes.

Serves 4

Statistics
Place: 6 out of 58
Avg (all users): 6.7375
Avg (commenters): 8.1905
Avg (participants): 6.2340
Avg (non-participants): 6.9469
Views since voting: 1959
Votes: 160
Comments: 27
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/22/2003 11:58:46 AM
nice high key shot...good colors...a little more light needed at the end of the fork, but, all in all, a very nice photo. good work!
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 10/21/2003 10:38:24 PM
White background with colorful food makes this pasta look so an enticing! Well done!
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 10/19/2003 07:34:41 PM
Very nice shot.
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 10/19/2003 09:22:24 AM
Excellent!!! Made me hungry!
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 10/19/2003 09:21:01 AM
fix me a big bowl!! Looks great, nice color and wonderful composition and light.
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 10/18/2003 07:58:15 PM
very good shot. I like the concept, simple and clear... this one says Food for me, for sure...
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 10/18/2003 04:39:46 PM
[b]CHOMP![/b} :)

This looks delicious and very appetizing. The colors are wonderful, the light background works very well and the cropping is almost perfect, i would have liked to see the noodles complete. I give this one a 9
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 10/18/2003 12:59:32 PM
Very nice. I like how the fork comes in on an angle. The little bits of tomato and zuchini (?) really give this some color. Nice job.
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 10/18/2003 05:54:45 AM
terrific! You captured this wonderfully.....love the veggies the way they seem to be just barely sitting there...nice touch putting it on the white background....10.
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 10/17/2003 04:25:24 PM
Nice idea for presentation, nicely photographed.
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 10/17/2003 01:14:08 PM
Looking through the entries, I found 2 that stood out to be contenders in the top 3 so far. This is one of them. I think the lighting is good. The only spot I see that could have been a tad better, is right at the bottom near the middle. It gets a little bright right there. Your focus and clarity are really good, and I like the presentation of the food very well. There is a poster similar to this in one of our pizzarias and I have always liked it. Good luck in the challenge. ~Heather~
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 10/17/2003 10:37:22 AM
good arrangment very interesting 7
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 10/17/2003 08:51:35 AM
I should NOT be scoring these photos before lunch! This look good :) I love how you set this up.
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 10/17/2003 07:18:57 AM
nice closeup and light colour in the background, good idea to do it the Italian way........gr Doginroom
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 10/17/2003 12:20:13 AM
yes please I'd love to
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 10/16/2003 09:48:34 PM
Heh, great title. Works perfectly with the shot. The food looks great, love the lighting. Crisp lines and good focus. Would've liked all the tendrils of spaghetti to be fully in the shot. Nice solid photo. 7
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 10/16/2003 07:10:20 PM
Simple and effective. Shadows in the bottom corners a bit distracting.
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 10/16/2003 08:34:04 AM
You can almost taste the pasta "al dente".
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 10/16/2003 06:40:43 AM
Not sure it is going to count but nice job.
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 10/16/2003 06:06:17 AM
gotta be a 10
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 10/16/2003 05:18:51 AM
nice approach to presenting the food in photographic image...look very bite-able
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 10/16/2003 03:15:32 AM
Nice shot. Great composition and dof. Nice bright colors. Looks delicious. 8.
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 10/16/2003 03:06:05 AM
Nice Title!
 10/16/2003 12:50:16 AM
Nice idea on presentation - much more interesting than seeing a static bowl of the stuff... looks wonderful. Background has a little shadow to the lower left (which could easily be edited out post challenge). Great shot!
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 10/15/2003 10:38:01 PM
This looks really good ... I'm hungry :)
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 10/15/2003 09:04:42 PM
Wonderful focus, coloring.. 10!
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 10/15/2003 08:16:22 PM
Simple, colorful and very nice. Looks good to eat. vote 8
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