March 25, 2004
Easy cooking

While I was making dinner tonight I remembered Jeremy's entry about cooking... and pre-packaged foods.. and realized that what I was making at the moment is not only quite tasty and healthy but also impossibly easy and quick to make so why not share it with the geek world? You'll thank me later.

Broccoli and garlic pasta:

Boil some pasta (angel hair works best for this) -- if you throw in a bit of olive oil in the water, the pasta won't stick, but for this recipe it doesn't matter anyway.
Chop up some garlic cloves - to taste, I use a lot. Easiest way to do it: smash the cloves with a mallet (all of them) and using a chef's knife, just chop them into teeny pieces.
Wash some broccoli and cut it into smaller pieces (frozen broccoli works just as well, but I'm picky).

In a skillet, heat some olive oil, add the garlic & broccoli, saute until broccoli is desired softness, toss it with the pasta, season to taste. Garlic salt & parsley works best, if you like spicy foods, some red pepper flakes.

Serve it with freshly-grated parmesan on top (unless you're Jeremy, then just eat).

For more ease, use minced garlic from a jar, but that's not quite as tasty. Same recipe can be used with variations, zucchini, onions, peppers..

Posted March 25, 2004 07:08 PM in Random
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Comments
On March 25, 2004 07:17 PM Chris B added:

mmm... sounds tasty! I'll have to put that in the back of my favourite cook book -- 101 ways to make Kraft Dinner! I'm kidding of course - but I'll certainly save that receipe.

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On March 25, 2004 07:49 PM david added:

The good thing about cooking for yourself is that you can usually modify what you cook to add in whatever you want..If you did that at a restaurant

Cooking with fresh stuff usually makes everything taste better..and hey, if you wanted to keep your stuff frozen in CT..just go outside and stick it in the snow.. :)

/me ducks at the freezing climate comment

Edit: You actually can't kill me for that now, since its raining here now. Dammit. At least its not freezing! (no j/k)

Hey Kasia, did you know your preview window still has a green top bar?

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On March 25, 2004 08:00 PM Restiffbard added:

That sounds really good. Favorite veggie and favorite starch. Excellent.

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On March 25, 2004 08:14 PM kasia added:

yah, thanks david, I keep meaning to fix that.. maybe tonight after I do my taxes :(

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On March 26, 2004 04:10 PM Ray Marron added:

The oil also helps to keep the pasta water from foaming as it boils.

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On March 29, 2004 06:00 PM Arden added:

Sounds delicious, but lately my diet really is becoming secondary.

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On April 2, 2004 02:54 AM pm5 added:

This is probably dump, but I never know how to saute in a skillet. The food keep dropping out. If there's a wok I think it would be much better. Too bad I've only got a skillet now...

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On June 2, 2004 11:57 AM Ian Stone added:

Check out http://www.TheBachelorsKitchen.com for basic kitchen gouge......and a laugh or two.

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