Inspired by the crispy satisfaction of oven fries, I baked leftover tube pasta with grated Parmesan to make something like the chewy-crisp noodles on the top of baked pasta casseroles. Pasta fries make a fine midnight snacks, side dish or hors d’oeuvre, and especially lone-dog supper.
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Like many cooks, I’d used saffron for years without knowing that it is the dried stigmas from a certain crocus or why it is the most costly spice in the world. After I went to Spain and witnessed the saffron harvest for myself, the backstory made dishes like this Crispy Saffron Noodle Cake all the more wonderful.
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