Comments on: Orecchiette with Italian Sausage, Broccoli Rabe and Crunchy Garlic Breadcrumbs

By: Andrea

Andrea — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 10:47:11 +0000

What I love about orechiette (along with many other italian pasta names) is that it means “little ears.” Why wouldn’t I want to eat little ears? (And little hairs, little worms…)

It looks quite lovely. I love the shaved cheese.

By: Kirsten

Kirsten — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:29:02 +0000

This looks scrumptious! I’m totally going to make this and then review it on my blog!

By: Allison

Allison — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 03:05:59 +0000

Ah! Dare I try this? You make it sound pleasing… but my past experiences make it SO HARD to believe!

My first experience with broccoli rabe came recently. I always like to try new things. Especially vegetables. I saw it at the market and thought – “this looks a lot like broccoli, smells like broccoli, so it MUST taste like broccoli, I’ll try it!”
WRONG. First mistake: I put it in a salad. Raw.
NEVER AGAIN.
While your first experience “bordered on inedible,” mine went even further. Not only did I spit it out and rinse my mouth immediately after chewing, but the rabe was so awfully bitter to the point that I believed that I had been poisoned – no joke. I spent the next hour researching “dangers of raw broccoli rabe.” To my relief, broccoli rabe is “safe” to eat raw… though I really have no idea why anyone would willingly do so.

I trust your judgement though, and I WILL try this. I will. Soon.

By: melissa

melissa — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 02:14:37 +0000

YUM. I love any kind of sausage pasta. The garlic breadcrumbs in this sound great.

By: Sarah from 20somethingcupcakes

Sarah from 20somethingcupcakes — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:59:07 +0000

First of all, I love this type of pasta. Always makes everything better. And I just took some sausage out of the freezer – looks like I found something to make with it! xxSAS