AUTHOR: M. DATE: 8:21:00 PM ----- BODY:

This recipe is ideal for a Saturday night when you've spent the past 6 days busting your ass to get a grant proposal in and have hardly 1) seen your poor neglected wife 2) seen your poor neglected cats 3) returned any phone calls, even from people you really want to talk to (love you, Florida girl) 4) done a damn thing to keep your house running, like laundry or dishes, and 5) done any blogging. But the recipe's also good when you're home on any old Saturday night and REALLY happy to be home. You need: 1/2 pound of curly or bow-tie pasta (get the good old white flour stuff - none of that low-carb bullshit - it's comfort food, remember?) 4 cloves of garlic, thinly sliced A spoonful of pitted olives, whatever kind you like (I use Kalamatas), roughly chopped A spoonful of gorgonzola or some other strong cheese A handful of grape tomatoes (or you can use a chopped red bell pepper) Hot pepper to taste - either chopped fresh or dried Ground black pepper, to taste. Put the water on to boil. Put a generous splash of olive oil into a heavy pan over low heat. Don't pay attention to how much oil you're using - your weight is not the point, and anyway, olive oil is good for your heart. Once the oil is hot, add the garlic and hot peppers. Give it about 5 minutes, and add the tomatoes or bell peppers. Keep them on the heat until the pasta is done cooking. Drain the pasta and put it back in the pot. Add the hot oil with the veggies. Add the olives and the cheese and as much black pepper as you want. Serve with a big old glass of wine and either good company or a trashy magazine (I recommend "People")

-------- COMMENT-AUTHOR: Anonymous COMMENT-DATE:12:14 AM COMMENT-BODY:I am going to substitute capers for the olives and torture my children with this. It sounds so good, and they will so hate it. Yum. --------