Curveball-The most important thing you should remember about throwing the curveball is that the palm of your hand is facing the sky at release. If it isnât, you will not get the correct rotation on the ball. Snap the ball off at your back hip and follow through to your front hip.
The name âsopa seca de fideoâ translates to âdry soup with noodlesâ. Itâs not soup, itâs called a âdry soupâ because the noodles absorb all of the wonderful rich stock, making the noodles taste more delicious than you can possibly imagine. The dish is made with thin noodles, angel hair pasta or vermicelli. My mother makes this dish at least once a month and we were raised just calling it by the noodle name, vermicelli. All you have to do is say that word and the collective eyes of our family light up with glee.
Molto al dente is the culinary term for slightly undercooked pasta. Undercooking pasta is used in the first round of cooking when a pasta dish is going to be cooked twice. The culinary term  al forno  is used for pasta dishes that are cooked twice. Pasta that is cooked al dente has a lower glycemic index than pasta that is cooked soft. When cooking commercial pasta, the al dente phase occurs right after the white of the pasta center disappears.