I might have been Italian...
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
...in a previous life, because sometimes I get a
really strong craving for the simple flavors of
Italian cuisine. Last night I was on my way home
from work around 10:30 at night. I had been
thinking about garlic and tomatoes ever since my
mom told me about The Minimalist (Mark Bittman for
the NYT) and I watched a video about making tomato soup from
oven-roasted canned tomatoes. I detoured to
the open-til-midnite supermarket to get some
garlic (a staple I had somehow run out of).
The sauce I made was ready by the time the
pasta was done boiling, and was just what my
inner italian needed. Note to self: always
keep garlic and canned tomatoes on hand.
Cultivate fresh basil on windowsill.
