By: Shelley Baldwin
I’m delurking now – been keeping up w/your blogs for a couple months now. I am a scale freak too, but usually with stuff that has already been cooked or doesn’t need to be cooked (e.g., cooked meat in...
View ArticleBy: Sabrina
I’m like Shelley I eyeball it and then take what I want and the hubby eats what he wants and packs the rest for lunch!
View ArticleBy: Jami
I’m a scale freak too. I can’t answer cup wise but I’ve noticed that when pasta is cooked it is almost exactly twice the weight.
View ArticleBy: dj
Barillaus has a table for all pasta’s. I saved the plastic top off a condiment bottle that matched a serving size. I fist the pasta, place the end in the cap to confirm the measure. Sometimes, I’ll do...
View ArticleBy: swizzlepop
I have a handy dandy pasta measurer thingie that I got at Linens N Things for the stringy pastas and for other kinds (spiral, elbow, etc.) I measure according to the serving size. If it says 3/4C then...
View ArticleBy: Angela
Hello! I’m coming out of lurkdom to say that I love your site and I too am a scale freak. It actually has a permanent spot on my counter. I’m so bad that I’ll make a recipe and actually weigh the...
View ArticleBy: Erin
i never realized i was a “topic” on your site until i started browsing – wow! thanks, haha!
View ArticleBy: roni
LOL Did I forget to email you?!? SO SORRY! I try to email when I answer a question.
View ArticleBy: kingsize
my scales have broken and i really need to know how many cupfulls of dried pasta is equal to 40g of dried pasta?
View ArticleBy: roni
Unfortunately it depends on the type of pasta. Does this help? http://www.barillaus.com/Home/Pages/Measuring_Pasta.aspx
View ArticleBy: Heather
This may be a dumb questions, but how do you know how many servings are in a finished meal so you know how to divide properly?
View ArticleBy: roni
Hi Heather! This isn’t stupid at all! To be honest… I decide once the meal is done and what I feel is a good size portion for the cals. So I guess my short answer is I don’t know.. I just decide! :)
View ArticleBy: melissa
I can’t get your recipes on my ziplist. it only has old ones I have from another website but it says its on there. do you know what I can do?
View ArticleBy: roni
Melissa – I’m not sure! Give me an example of a recipe you are trying to add and I’ll see if I can trouble shoot.
View ArticleBy: swizzlepop
I have a handy dandy pasta measurer thingie that I got at Linens N Things for the stringy pastas and for other kinds (spiral, elbow, etc.) I measure according to the serving size. If it says 3/4C then...
View ArticleBy: Angela
Hello! I'm coming out of lurkdom to say that I love your site and I too am a scale freak. It actually has a permanent spot on my counter. I'm so bad that I'll make a recipe and actually weigh the...
View ArticleBy: Erin
i never realized i was a "topic" on your site until i started browsing - wow! thanks, haha!
View ArticleBy: roni
LOL Did I forget to email you?!? SO SORRY! I try to email when I answer a question.
View ArticleBy: kingsize
my scales have broken and i really need to know how many cupfulls of dried pasta is equal to 40g of dried pasta?
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