The Spaghetti Incident

Hallo there friends.
I came home from work yesterday wanting something "nice and tasty" for my dinner.
I eat "the bad things" too much so decided to make something semi healthy. Ha ha......
Hey, It's not my fault my favourite things are beer and pork pies. OK, it is my fault.
Regardless, I decided to make a quick healthy...ish pasta dish.

Spaghetti with shallots, cherry tomatoes, garlic, chilli and herbs

It was very tasty. So tasty in fact that when I had finished eating it I was filled with a sense of harmonious joy.
True. I love it when you eat something that's so satisfying it just makes you happy.
My belly thanked me.
We have a very close relationship, my belly and I. I give it everything it wants and then at night I fall asleep while hugging it. That's love.

So the dish is named after the Guns n Roses album "The Spaghetti Incident".
I have to be truthful, I don't really like the album so I put up the video for " Sweet Child O' Mine" instead.
It's a classic. One of my favourite intros of all time.
In fact the other night me and Lesley went out and we had a conversation abot this.
Here are some of our other favourite intros

Pantera - Walk  http://youtu.be/AkFqg5wAuFk Simple but brutal.

Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child  http://youtu.be/wMEeJVBhAnQ Sexy intro, makes me wanna girate my hips.

Free - all right Now http://youtu.be/ydItRbb0b1E My dad looks like Paul Rogers. Really!

Sepultura - Chaos AD http://youtu.be/6ODNxy3YOPU I still want hair like Andreas Kisser. Soft. So soft.

Metallica - Ride the lightning http://youtu.be/xRn2VY7qs5w Nee nee, Nee nee, Nee nee, Nee nee.

Corrosion of Conformity - Clean my wounds http://youtu.be/yvsQsao1F88 Clearly I'm biased with this one. Anything with Pepper Keenen I like.

Fear Factory - Resurrection http://youtu.be/v_OHJxN9C1Y Makes me want to cry.




To the recipe Batman...................

Spaghetti with cherry tomatoes, garlic, chilli and herbs

Serves 2

Ingredients

200g spaghetti
200g ripe cherry tomatoes halved
4 shallots peeled, halved and sliced finely
50ml good quality olive oil
Splash avocado oil
2 teaspoons minced garlic don't kiss anyone after this
Half teaspoon minced red chilli
BIG hand full flat leaf parsley chopped roughly
BIG hand full basil torn roughly
Salt and pepper

Put a big pan of salted water on to boil.
Add your spaghetti and cook for about 10 minutes stirring occasionally until al dente.
While the pasta is cooking put the olive oil and avocado oil into a pan and heat on medium.
Add the shallots, garlic and chilli and cook for about 5 minutes until shallots are soft and fragrant.
Add the cherry tomatoes and cook for about another 5 minutes until soft .
Drain your cooked pasta and add to the pan.
Take off the heat and add your herbs, salt and pepper. Mix well and eat right away.
So satisfying. You don't need bread or salad with this as it's great on its own.