Feb
21
2013

Uses For Leftover Uncooked Pasta

We all have themthe last bits of penne or macaroni left behind in boxes, because we've used up most of the box, but not all. What to do with all those bits of pasta that are not enough to make a meal with, but you don't want to throw out? Making sure that they are all approximately the same size, dump them all together in a box for the next time that you make soup. Don't worry if you have spaghetti and macaroni together, when it's cooked it's all good. The pastas will cook up in a soup and you won't have a pantry full of almost empty boxes.

She may go by the name Scatteredmom online, but Karen really is anything but scattered when it comes to the kitchen.  Churning out tasty treats within view of the Georgia Strait on Canada's west coast, Karen will hand you an organized weekly meal plan or teach you how to make meals from scratch.  As Mom to a teenage boy, she knows exactly what it takes to keep kids full and happy-which has really come in handy with her job as the Food Editor at Yummy Mummy Club.

A strong supporter of Food Revolution who has been endorsed by Jamie Oliver himself, by day Karen can be found working as a special education teaching assistant, running a kitchen and showing teenagers how to cook nutritious meals for themselves.  By night, when she's not chatting on Twitter and answering cooking questions,  she writes her popular blog Notes From the Cookie Jar, or posting mouthwatering recipes over at Chasing Tomatoes.  Not afraid to give her opinion and passionate about community, Karen spoke at Blissdom Canada 2010 and her writing has been published in Canadian Living magazine, as well as in various online publications. 

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