Dinner Tonight: Spaghetti With Oil and Garlic
I make Spaghetti AOP (Aglio, Olio e Peperoncini) almost weekly for my Bolognese husband. It requires VERY good olive oil, the best you can find.
But don't put all the olive oil in the pan. Use a saute pan large enough to hold the spaghetti , but just enough oil to saute the garlic (maybe 1/4 cup?). Add the pepper after the garlic is sauteed and a little salt. When the pasta is al dente, drain it and toss it into the saute pan, get all the garlic and oil and peppers mixed in well, then serve it in bowls. Provide freshly ground salt (optional) and a bottle of EXCELLENT olive oil to drizzle on the pasta just before eating. You don't need herbs or lemon juice - if you've got good olive oil and other ingredients. Some parsley is nice, but lemon juice would just cover the taste of the other ingredients, in my opinion. (My husband shuddered when I mentioned it.)

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