Week 1- Dinner: Pasta con Aglia e Olio

I love garlic. There's no point in trying to deny it. Unfortunately the rest of my family doesn't feel that way... So, while hubby was on his way to KC for work, I decided to treat myself to some pasta con aglio e olio for dinner.  My friend Alyce has a great cooking blog with one of her neighbors. She posted this couple weeks ago and I knew I would do a version when opportunity presented itself! Here's the link to the recipe itself: Aglio e Olio I pretty much followed the instructions as indicated, except that I had to use more than one head of garlic to match the photograph, and I used fettucini. I also had to adjust the heat on my stove when initially cooking the garlic. It was delicious. It will definitely become a go-to meal for me when Chris is out of town. I was surprised how much my 14-month old seemed to enjoy it. She is a HUGE pasta fan but usually balks at anything that I would consider especially flavorful. I think the cooking over relatively low heat (I had to put my stove at medium low-- no gas stove in this house) really mellowed out the garlic and made it sweet enough for my sort-of-baby. I also probably added more cheese than appropriate (I did a blend of asiago & parm) but what can I say? A great first new meal for me in 2011, even if it's not going to become a "family favorite."