SHooks Asked Andrea to review the
PASTA EXPRESS!
It's the "as seen on TV" invention that lets you cook pasta on your countertop!
As you all know, if it's on TV and it's for sale - my beloved husband wants it. So, of course, he's seen the commercial for the Pasta Express and he's in love with it.
My brother was quick to point out that you don't really need the "Pasta Express" you probably already have some plastic container in your cabinet that you could pour piping hot water into and top it with a lid. It would do the same trick. BUT, you don't get the fancy dancy straining lid and your container probably isn't shaped perfectly for pasta.
So my opinion is for $19.99 - I'd probably buy it. I think it's pretty cool. Looks handy. You can cook other things in it. Saves me from washing that big ol stock pot of mine. I'm obsessed with Italians anyway.......and it comes with that cute little straining lid.
Ask Andrea says
GET ONE!!!!
posted by Andrea at 5:43 PM
4 Comments:
Yeah!!!! Thanks for the review! I can't wait to try out my pasta express!
Hey Andrea,
We went to Tar-jay on Friday and saw it there for . . . get this $9.99. Thought that was a great deal. Might get it for Uncle's day, You know the day before Father's day.
The girls said unless you want to get it for him.
COOL! Yer back again! Welcome home!
On the other hand, my own pasta maker was a whole lot cheaper....
It's a board, a stout glass (or rolling pin) and a pizza cutter.
Yeah, you guessed it....I make 'em by hand. The nice thing about it is, ya slam the ingrewdiants together, roll 'em, chop 'em, and refrigerate till cookin time and, gosh,.....that would be for no price a'tall cause already got the board, glass, cutter,....all I need is a coming appetite at dinner time.
OK, here's a real life dilemma. Your opinion would mean a lot, because you were around for a lot of the drama with me and Roberta, and may remember it better, or differently than me, since you were a little older.
Anyway, I haven't had much contact with Roberta over the last few years. That has been pretty intentional, in all honesty. She has always had a good way of making me feel bad for things in my life, or making me feel guilty for not keeping in touch with her.
HOWEVER, Roberta was there for me through some times in my life that I needed a woman around. We did have a lot of good times together...especially with her family.
Now I'm really struggling with the fact that I have recently found out that Roberta is really, really sick. She has seven brain tumors which they just started an experimental lazer treatment on. She suffered a massive stroke just a couple days after her first treatment. And she also has lung cancer which they're not even touching right now because of the urgency of treating her brain.
My conflict is this....if you were me, knowing how easily I get emtionally involved, would you keep yourself seperate from the situation to save your own sanity, or would you try to make contact so you don't kill yourself over the guilt....I'm really torn.
I know she is still alert and able to think clearly, so she would know if I made an effort. I hate to admit this fact, but because the two people I really loved in her family (Bobby and Uncle Doug) have already passed away, I don't know how I feel about getting involved with the family anymore.
I want her to know I'm thinking of her, but I don't want that to start some kind of guilt trip relationship where I drive myself into situations just so I don't feel guilty.
Roberta did a lot of cruel things when it comes down to my realtionship with my Mom, and because of that, I've had a hard time feeling much of anything towards her for a long time. Then again, I'm afraid of her not making it through this and me trying to live with the guilt of not making any effort now.
WHAT SHOULD I DO??????
I know you'll be honest with me...and it'll mean a lot to hear your opinion.
Of course, Sissy is pretty blunt about how she feels about Roberta...and she could care less if she fell off the face of the earth....I feel different though.....Let's hear it CUZ.....
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