The beginning of every year causes people to analyze where they are at in their lives and where they want to be. I feel like I do this about once a month. So my New Year's resolution is to keep working on my goals and reviewing them to stay inspired.
I rung in the New Year with dear friends and a toast of Campaign. (I loaded up on pasta before heading over to insure a great morning today! More on that in a moment...) However, I'm not keeping the tradition of Black Eyed Peas for good luck in the new year. It was never a tradition that I liked - eating one pea to make my mom happy when I was kid.
I've really been craving fish but didn't want to go to the store to pick anything up - so canned tuna and pasta were the answer to my New Years Eve dinner.
- Cook pasta according to directions.
- Thinly slice garlic into slivers. (I used three or maybe four cloves - but you'll learn that I don't ever believe you can have too much garlic!)
- Heat extra-virgin olive oil in a saute pan. Add the garlic. Let cook until golden brown and the wonderful smell is wafting in the air.
- Add capers, Kalamata olives, anchovies (which I did not have, but would have been the final touch to the sauce) and tomatoes. (I used a can of whole tomatoes and squished as I added to the pan - but fresh tomatoes would be lovely too.)
- Add a splash of red wine (and pour yourself a glass!)
- Season with salt and pepper to taste. (I didn't add any salt as I figured the sauce had plenty of salty ingredients.)
- Let cook down while the pasta finishes cooking.
- Add canned tuna and fresh parsley last.
- Enjoy!
Since I was cooking for myself - I stored the sauce without the tuna and parsley that I'll add last second when I warm up for lunch today.
I gave the excess tuna fish juice to my cats - they were extremely happy. And I was too!
Happy New Year! I hope the best for everyone in 2010.
LT
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