As she did, she broke up the pasta with her hands to make sure it all fit into the blender, a big no-no for people who follow a strict convention on the Italian ... heat pasta sauce in another ...
Manually breaking down the pasta to fit inside the machine, a practice frowned upon by many Italian cuisine aficionados ... Concurrently, warm up pasta sauce in a separate pan, seasoning it ...
Put the silken tofu and soy sauce in a tall jug and add 3 tablespoons of the reserved pasta water. Use a stick blender to blend to a smooth sauce, then pour into the pan with the mushroom mixture.