A dear friend of mine just got back from Sicily. Seeing all those beautiful pictures and listening to all the traveling stories really forced me into craving for some homemade Italian pasta sauce on properly cooked pasta with salty parmesan and fresh basil. My impro turned out great, now if only I could eat it somewhere by the sea with sun up high in the sky…

What you’ll need:

• spaghettis (of course!)
• some fresh basil
• 2 medium size tomatoes (or use cherry tomatoes for even better results!)
• 150ml blended tomatoe sauce
• tablespoon red wine or balsamic vinegar
• some chili flakes
• salt
• olive oil
• pine nuts
• garlic
• parmesan cheese

How to prepare:

• get your spaghettis ready, you can get some advice here and here on how to cook it to perfection! It should be soft enough to eat, but still have a bit of a bite and firmness to it.
• chop garlic roughly and fry with pine nuts on some olive oil until golden (don’t burn!)
• chop tomatoes roughly and throw into a pan with garlic. pour blended tomatoes and red wine (or vinegar) too. add some water to cool things down a bit.
• once tomatoes melt- add chopped basil and some salt + chili flakes.
• stir the spaghetti into the sauce, you can add some pasta water to loosen, if needed.
• serve with some fresh basil and parmesan on top!
• … oh and open a bottle of wine!

Let me know if you give this a try, folks!
Talk to you soon!