A little tip from my Italian grandmother (I was lucky to have one!):
Prepare the pastina separately and only add it to the soup with each bowl; that way when you have leftover soup (she always made a vat of it), the pasta doesn't soak up the broth and get soggy.
If anyone is interested, her recipe is on my blog, Bleeding Espresso, about my life in Calabria, the toe of Italy's boot:
Posted on March 21 at 1:32 a.m.
A little tip from my Italian grandmother (I was lucky to have one!):
Prepare the pastina separately and only add it to the soup with each bowl; that way when you have leftover soup (she always made a vat of it), the pasta doesn't soak up the broth and get soggy.
If anyone is interested, her recipe is on my blog, Bleeding Espresso, about my life in Calabria, the toe of Italy's boot:
http://bleedingespresso.com/2006/12/what...
Thanks for sharing yours!
On Recipe from My Italian Grandma