Coming from and Italian back round my dishes are largely a reflection of this, but if I see or taste something I like, whether Italian or not I try to re-create it add something to and make it my own. Cooking should be simple and as a result it will make your cooking experience a pleasurable one. The simplest pasta anyone can make is "Pasta Aglio e Olio" translation: Garlic and oil.
-4 tables spoons of good extra virgin olive oil
-2-3 large cloves of crushed garlic
-250 grams (1/2 package) of cooked spaghetti (as per package instructions) "al dente" is best.
Saute the crushed garlic in the oil until very lightly golden. Add your cooked pasta to this oil mixture and continue to cook for another 2 minutes. Voila! Add a sprinkle of finely chopped parsley it adds a nice color a make a wonderful presentation. This is the easiest pasta you can make and the oil mixture is essentially the start to every other type of sauce for pasta.
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Genius! I love this classic recipe, it is one of my favorites. Change "and Italian" to "an Italian background." And welcome to the blogosphere.
ReplyDeleteWelcome Laura!
ReplyDeleteThe best thing about this recipe is eating it at 1am :)
Love it!
ReplyDeletehi laura, i've been trying to post a comment on your site for several days, so we could make claim at being your first u.s.a. fans ( besides amanda ) but it would not post, because i did'nt know what i was doing. i'm trying again, with amanda's help this may work. "aglio e olio" is the best base. my favorite is with about 1/3 a small can of anchovies fried along with the garlic & oil & mixed with about 1/2#of angel hair whole wheat pasta. here goes to laura
ReplyDeletei did it i'm proud !!!!!
ReplyDeleteFrank your absolutley right! By adding the anchioves it gives a "zing" to your pasta. Another great suggestion is some piccante or Hot chilly's with some capers or even black olives (the oven dried black ones) it really "kicks it up a knotch!"
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