Fallen Souffle

I was short on time tonight as I am getting ready for a dinner party tomorrow night. Yes, I know it’s Thursday but it is the only time everyone can get together. I’ll write more about this tomorrow. Anywho…I had to run to the store and prep stuff for tomorrow night so I needed a quick dinner. I made one of our favorite pasta dishes that we actually discovered on our honeymoon.

We took a cruise to the Caribbean and one night was Italian night, and the “specialty” was a spicy pasta that was made table side. It was a simple sauce of tomatoes and red pepper flakes and garlic. They started serving it on the buffet and I think Evan ate it everyday for the remainder of the cruise. He had the ingredients memorized so we could try and replicate it at home. Sure enough we threw it together one night and it brought back some wonderful memories…sigh….

There is really no “recipe” to this sauce, it is all based on personal taste. So experiment a bit and see what you like. This is a great sauce to throw over leftover pasta too.

Pasta Arrabiata
(Italian for “angry pasta”, but hopefully it won’t make your angry!)

olive oil
chopped garlic
red pepper flakes
can of tomato sauce or crushed tomatoes (fresh diced tomatoes are great too!)
cooked pasta

1. Heat the olive oil over medium heat and add garlic and red pepper flakes. Allow the oil a few minutes to infuse with the flavors.

2. Pour in the tomatoes of choice and allow to simmer a few minutes. You may also add fresh basil, Italian seasoning…whatever you see fit. Some half and half would make this a wonderful rose sauce!

3. Once heated through, toss with the cooked pasta. And sit back and enjoy your easy meal!

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