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Pasta: I don't care, I love it!

» How I'm not going to let the backlash get me down

Sophie Isbister
Life & Style Editor
Mlifeandstyle
@theotherpress.ca

 

Fu Atkins, and now
gluten-free: my beloved
pasta has experienced several
vicious push-backs since 2001's
meteoric rise of the now less-
popular low-carb diet, and the
currently wildly popular grain-
free trend. It makes me wonder;
if we don’t all stand up and say
we love pasta, then what next?
Will pasta police come in the
night to swipe our spaghetti,
confiscate our cannelloni, or
recall our rigatoni? I don’t want

to find out, so I’m taking a stand
: rich history, its portability, or,

: like I do, simply for its divine

: and unpretentious flavour. I

: like my pasta all ways, from

: my mom’s complicated-yet-

: legendary lasagna, to a plain al

: dente bowl of rotini with butter.
: I like pan-fried gnocchi and

: zucchini, I like orzo in turkey

: soup, and I love me some deli-

and making a statement: I love
pasta!

According to the
International Pasta
Organization (IPO), pasta in
some form has been in existence
since the time of the Ancient
Etruscans, who lived in the
area now known as Tuscany,
around 760 BC. These ancient

Italians “made pasta by grinding
: salad.

several cereals and grains and

then mixed them with water, a
blend that was later on cooked
producing tasty and nutritious

: food product.”

Pasta was created and re-

created several times over the

: centuries, and was popular due
: to its long shelf-life and easy

: transportation. You could say

: that pasta formed the backbone
: of Italian civilization; a society
dedicated to cured meats,

: flavourful cheeses, and fresh

? tomato sauces. According to

: the IPO’s World Pasta Industry
: Report, Canada produced

: 170,000 tons and Canadians

: consumed 6.7 kilograms of

: pasta per capita—a number that
: is sure to rise once more people
: come out with their love of this
: dinnertime classic.

You can love pasta for its

bought, mayo-laden macaroni

Whether hot or cold,

: saucy or simple, over-cooked
: or standing up (in piedi), pasta

: this weekend: make
: a pasta dish, and take
: back this ancient sustenance
: from the evil forces that would
: have you believe that it is bad
: for you. Boil your pasta to your
: desired tenderness, slather it
: with delicious sauce, and top

: needs you and I’m here to take a
: stand for this starchy staple. Just
: like the Ancient Etruscans loved
; proto-pasta for its accessible

: nutrition, students all around

: the world praise this cheap,

: packaged product for its ability

: to fill your boots on a budget.

Pasta is also super-versatile:

store-bought sauces can be

; punched up with herbs and

: veggies (I like adding fried

: mushrooms to my Alfredo

: sauce), and cooked pasta can
: be stored in the fridge for up
: to three days. Just make sure
: you store it in an airtight

: container, because pasta’s
: delicate nature means

: that it can absorb other
: flavours from the fridge.
: To reheat the pasta,

: simply boil water and

: pour it over the cold

: pasta in a colander.
Presto, delicious!

So do mea favour

Have an idea for a story? Let us know!
Contact: Sophie Isbister, Life & Style Editor

Mlifeandstyle@theotherpress.ca

www. theotherpress.ca

: it all off with fresh herbs and
: cracked black pepper. Your taste
: buds will thank you.

   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
   

 

Love & Legend

» Addition Elle’s fall campaign brings plus-size up to sartorial speed

Sophie Isbister
Life & Style Editor
Mlifeandstyle
@theotherpress.ca

Wr I think “plus-sized
fashion,” I usually think

of the matronly frocks on offer

 

at your local Penningtons. Until
now, fashion-forward plus-sized :

Canadians have had to rely on
hit-or-miss frump stores, or

the occasional sojourn south of
the border to take advantage of:
H&M’s US-only plus line, or the :

stylish plus-sized store Torrid.
Online shopping is starting
to take off for larger sizes, but
because fit is important and

returning online purchases can :

: Elle’s new, on-trend fall line
: Love & Legend.

plus-sized shoppers. But that is
apparently about to change, due :
campaign featuring Australian

be a hassle, blindly purchasing
clothes is not ideal for most

to Canadian retailer Addition

Love & Legend comes to
us with a slick, teaser-style ad

 

: plus-sized model Georgina

: Burke and a sexy male model

: walking through an alley. It’s

: certainly refreshing to see

: plus-sized women portrayed

: as desirable and worthy of

: romantic narratives, just as it

: is great to finally see lookbook-
: worthy clothes on curvy bodies.
: Addition Elle’s new line seems

: to fill a gap in the retail market:
: clothes for large women who

: want to defy convention and

: wear bold, sexy prints or (gasp!)
: horizontal stripes.

The clothes themselves are

: the kind of styles we've already
: been seeing in straight-sized

: fast-fashion stores for at least a
: year: cocoon sweaters, cotton

: tees with sequins and pleather
: trimmings, and boldly printed
: leggings like herringbone or

: leopard. According to a press

: release, the collection “takes

: grunge chic to a new level with

: the hottest mix of faux leather,
: plaid, lace, and denim.”

The ‘gos are back in full

: force with Addition Elle on
: board, plus the fashion line
: adds a glam twist: “These

: nostalgic styles incorporate new :
: twists like acid pink accents,

: and plunging necklines not

: to mention chunky black and
: silver studded accessories.”

These looks have been on

The collection’s on-trend,

: fast-fashion look is at odds

: with its up-market price. You
: can get those looks that your
: skinny friends are gobbling

: up for $20 at Forever 21, but

: it'll cost you. Love & Legend’s
: striped long-sleeved tee costs
: $40. Their assortment of cozy,
: luxe sweaters costs around $60,
: and the aforementioned varsity
: jacket will run you a cool $100.

Will savvy style mavens hop

: on board for not-so-fast, fast-

: inspired fashion? It remains

: to be seen. If Love & Legend’s

: quality is higher than most of

: : the cheap fabrics and stitching
: the runways and in the hallways :
: for the last two years, and now

: women of all sizes can finally

: enjoy skinny jeans, varsity-style
: jackets, and distressed denim

: button-downs. But how much

: hard-earned cash will it set you
: back?

found at mall stores like Zara,

: H&M, and Forever 21, then it

: could possibly be worth the cost
: fora few statement pieces. And
: the truth is that larger women

: with money will spend that

: money on clothes that are cut

: and sewn to fit their shape—

: well-fitting garments are key to
: looking put-together.

See for yourself! Check

out Love & Legend’s lookbook
: online, at www.additionelle.
: com/en/love-and-legend