{"id":299,"date":"2014-06-11T14:42:55","date_gmt":"2014-06-11T19:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/?p=299"},"modified":"2022-04-03T17:59:18","modified_gmt":"2022-04-03T22:59:18","slug":"chocolate-pasta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/?p=299","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Pasta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ChocoPasta-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-557\" src=\"http:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ChocoPasta-1.jpg\" alt=\"ChocoPasta-1\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ChocoPasta-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ChocoPasta-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ChocoPasta-1-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>This is for Olivia, whom I started to tell this story to at work but we got busy and, as always, I forget I even started the story or where I left off, and it never got told or finished. Sorry about that. So, here it is. Because you didn&#8217;t seem to believe me.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">About a year ago, I stumbled over a pin for chocolate pasta over at Pinterest, and I was immediately struck with curiosity. I HAD to try this at home. It was a strong compulsion. I really, REALLY wanted to make this. And I was so SURE we would fall in love with it. I mean, how could we not?!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/ChocolatePasta-DoughMaking-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-302\" src=\"http:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/ChocolatePasta-DoughMaking-2.jpg\" alt=\"ChocolatePasta-DoughMaking-2\" width=\"584\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/ChocolatePasta-DoughMaking-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/ChocolatePasta-DoughMaking-2-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/ChocolatePasta-DoughMaking-2-500x213.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/ChocolatePasta-DoughMaking.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-303\" src=\"http:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/ChocolatePasta-DoughMaking.jpg\" alt=\"ChocolatePasta-DoughMaking\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/ChocolatePasta-DoughMaking.jpg 800w, https:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/ChocolatePasta-DoughMaking-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/ChocolatePasta-DoughMaking-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>I know this looks like I&#8217;m making a chocolate cake, but I&#8217;m really not. It&#8217;s the funniest thing to look at and know I have to convince people this really is a thing, and people do make this, and it starts out looking like a baking project. \ud83d\ude42 <a href=\"http:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/ChocolatePasta-Dough2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/ChocolatePasta-Dough2.jpg\" alt=\"ChocolatePasta-Dough2\" width=\"584\" height=\"395\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/ChocolatePasta-Resting.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-304\" src=\"http:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/ChocolatePasta-Resting.jpg\" alt=\"ChocolatePasta-Resting\" width=\"800\" height=\"611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/ChocolatePasta-Resting.jpg 800w, https:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/ChocolatePasta-Resting-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/ChocolatePasta-Resting-392x300.jpg 392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>So after making this just like any other yellow egg pasta dough, I let it rest before I start cutting it up into noodles and then eventually boiling it hot salty water. All very straight forward, all very normal so far. <a href=\"http:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ChocoPasta-Strands.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-564\" src=\"http:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ChocoPasta-Strands.jpg\" alt=\"ChocoPasta-Strands\" width=\"600\" height=\"859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ChocoPasta-Strands.jpg 600w, https:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ChocoPasta-Strands-209x300.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ChocoPasta-Drying.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-563\" src=\"http:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ChocoPasta-Drying.jpg\" alt=\"ChocoPasta-Drying\" width=\"600\" height=\"723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ChocoPasta-Drying.jpg 600w, https:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ChocoPasta-Drying-248x300.jpg 248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ChocoPasta-Dry.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-562\" src=\"http:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ChocoPasta-Dry.jpg\" alt=\"ChocoPasta-Dry\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ChocoPasta-Dry.jpg 600w, https:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ChocoPasta-Dry-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ChocoPasta-Cooking.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-561\" src=\"http:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ChocoPasta-Cooking.jpg\" alt=\"ChocoPasta-Cooking\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ChocoPasta-Cooking.jpg 600w, https:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ChocoPasta-Cooking-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a> And the final product&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ChocoPasta-Cooked.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-560\" src=\"http:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ChocoPasta-Cooked.jpg\" alt=\"ChocoPasta-Cooked\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ChocoPasta-Cooked.jpg 600w, https:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ChocoPasta-Cooked-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ChocoPasta-Cooked-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>It was very pretty like this, and it cooked up nicely, but no matter what I paired it with or topped it with, it wasn&#8217;t for us. The husband asked me never to make this for him again. Period. End of story. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is for Olivia, whom I started to tell this story to at work but we got busy and, as always, I forget I even started the story or where I left off, and it never got told or finished. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/?p=299\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3o6Mo-4P","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=299"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1105,"href":"https:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299\/revisions\/1105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/auntiestacey.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}