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Mar 2024
44m 34s

Anything’s Pastable 1 | Every Grain Of S...

Dan Pashman
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After Dan’s pasta shape, cascatelli, went viral, people everywhere were cooking with it and sending him photos of what they were making. As exciting as that was, he was disappointed that most folks were only making a handful of well-worn dishes with this new shape. So Dan decided to write a cookbook to show the world that there’s so much more you can and sho ... Show More
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