Pasta Shops Hartford CT

Local resource for pasta shops in Hartford. Includes detailed information on local markets that provide access to pasta, as well as advice and content on the various styles of pasta and which ones you might want for your recipes.

West Hartford Farmers Market
LaSalle Road public parking lot; Across from Post Office
West Hartford, CT
Grow Hartford CSA
(860) 296-9325
Hartford, CT
Hartford Downtown Farmers Market
Old State House, 800 Main Street
Hartford, CT
Dogcatsupply.com
(860) 236-5587
162 Reed Ave.
West Hartford, CT
Earthtone Farms
(860) 752-4428
Windsor, CT
Hartford Park Street Farmers Market
Walgreen's parking lot; Corner of Park & Washington Streets
Hartford, CT
Farmers Market at Billings Forge
140 Russ Street
Harford, CT
Hartford Regional Market
I-91, Exit 27, 101 Reserve Road
Hartford, CT
Bloomfield Farmers Market
Bloomfield Town Hall, 800 Bloomfield Avenue
Bloomfield, CT
Wilson/Windsor Farmers Market
Connecticut Service for Blind; 184 Windsor Avenue
Wilson, CT
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About Soup Pasta

Acini Di Pepe Alfabeti
Acini Di Pepe (Peppercorn)
Probably the smallest variety of pastina, acini di pepe (also called peperini) are ideal for broths.
Alfabeti (Alphabet pasta)
Minute letters and number that are especially appealing to children.
Anellini Capellini Tagliati
Anellini (little rings)
Select these light anellini for vegetable and meat broths.
Capellini Tagliati (Broken fine hair)
Break up these very fine pasta strands and cook them in broth.
Conchigliette Farfalline
Conchigliette (little sea shells)
Light soups, perhaps those containing vegetables or lentils, suit these shapes.
Farfalline (little butterflies)
Use this delicate pastina shap in broths and light soups.
Funghetti Orzi
Funghetti (little mushrooms)
This quirky mushroom-shaped egg pasta works well in heartier soups.
Orzi (barley)
Shaped like grains of barley, orzi are perfect for my versioon of stracciatella.
Quadrucci Risi, Risoni
Quadrucci (Squares)
These tiny egg pasta squares are ideal for giving extra body to light broths.
Risi, Risoni (Rice)
This pasta variety, which is also called pasta a riso, mimics rice grains very convincingly when cooked.
Stelline Tubettini
Stelline (little stars)
Delicate star shapes are often tossd with butter and hot milk.
Tubettini (little tubes)
These tiny macaroni can be us...

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Early Branch Peach, Apricot Pesto Pasta View More
Written by Laura Klein   

I made this pasta after an 8-day  road trip  from Los Angeles to South Carolina with my mother. Our mission, to deliver a dog, Phoebe, and a truck to Early Branch, SC. What a fabulous trip! We traveled through 10 states over nine days. My mother is very sensitive to processed foods, additives and preservatives. Really, her body rejects anything unnatural. So I packed two coolers full of fresh food before we left (that I refilled along the way from Whole Foods in major cities).

Upon our arrival to Early Branch, SC, we were tired and an hour away from anything. So I cooked up another dinner using the ingredients I had left in the cooler: Fresh peaches , apricots , pesto and gluten free quinoa pasta (my mother has a gluten sensitivity). Why not make a fresh stone fruit pesto pasta!? Here is the recipe and it is delicious!

Early Branch Peach, Apricot Pesto Pasta

Ingredients

1 teaspoon of olive oil

1 teaspoon of butter

4-6 oz of your favorite spaghetti pasta (I used gluten-free quinoa)

2 fresh apricots, seed removed sliced into ½” half-moon shapes

2 fresh peaches, seed removed sliced into ½” half-moon shapes

1 cup fresh pesto, homemade or store bought (recipe for pesto is below)

1-2 garlic  cloves smashed, skins removed and chopped fine

Fleur de sel

Fresh cracked pepper

Parmesan or a hard goat cheese.

Method

Boil pasta according to the package directions (I like to cook it until al dente).

Add olive oil and butter to a large heavy pan over medium heat. Add garlic, peaches and apricots to the pan and sauté until fruit is just softened (don’t overcook or they turn to mush).

When pasta is done cooking, drain.

Add pasta and pesto to pan and toss. Garnish with with your chosen hard cheese. Serve immediately and pass with chosen hard cheese.

Pesto Recipe

Ingredients

1 bunch basil or herbs – 2 cups packed herbs, basil, lemon balm, oregano

2 tablespoons of lemon juice

1 garlic glove smashed

Zest of 1 lemon

3 tablespoons of pine nuts

½ cup of olive oil

Method

Smash garlic clove with mortar and pestle. Add zest, lemon juice, salt. Add herbs and gently smash, while rotating mortar until you have a nice creamy sauce. Alternatively, you can blend ingredients in a small food processor until combined (do not over blend or you will burn up essential oils in herbs). 

image: John Klein

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