It Matters To Me: Recipes

Ingredients

1 onion chopped
garlic chopped
olive oil
capers
ditalini style pasta
2 cans tuna
romano cheese

Cook pasta in water with salt added. Cook till al dente. Set aside. Cook onion in olive oil till opaque then add garlic. Slightly brown onion and garlic; add capers. Cook about 3 minutes till capers are somewhat soft but still whole. Add drained tuna until heated through. Toss into pasta and top with cheese.

Ingredients

fresh green beans
brocolli hearts
garlic
butter
olive oil
oregeno
thyme
salt
pepper
basil
parsley


Prepare fresh green beans for blanching. Peel top layer of brocolli hearts off and cut stalk at a slant. Boil water and add salt, blanch beans & hearts. In saute pan, melt butter, olive oil. Add garlic, beans & hearts. Add spices to taste. Don't over cook, you want your beans tender with a slight crisp.

As with many of my dishes, there may not be measured ingredients. In this case, you will need as many beans and hearts to serve enough people as a side dish, and use spices, butter and olive oil accordingly.