Spaghetti: like or dislike? Recipe

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In the house where I grew up, all pasta was spaghetti, and all spaghetti came with meatballs. After "pasta" took over, and the local supermarkets stocked more shapes and sizes, spaghetti fell a bit out of favor. I don't know why; it's utterly twirlable, and loves almost any type of sauce. You don't even need meatballs with it, though that's a pretty terrific combination. I like to use spaghetti noodles in Asian stir-fry dishes,…