Pasta a'Italia

Sunday was a lazy day (picture not reflective, this is from Friday night), we woke up later than usual and then spent most of the day watching movies. I finally saw "Taken", and it was awesome. I loved it and wished I had a father like that little Kimmy. Lucky betch.
Later in the evening we took a walk over to the wine store and bought a couple of bottles of red. I spent a quick minute in the kitchen to recreate a recipe I'd been craving since San Francisco. A simple pasta dish, mine with a healthy spin. I will share because it's easy and awesome.

A San Francisco Treat - Traditional Pasta a'Italia

Whole Wheat Spaghetti Noodles - Boil aldante.

Sautee garlic and crushed red pepper in more than enough olive oil (use the same pan you boiled the spaghetti in, leave the noodles in the strainer; tip: more than enough olive oil because this is the base of your "sauce")

Brown garlic, then turn heat to low

Add fresh basil and diced tomatoes just before adding the noodles back to the mix.

Stir, and serve with side salad and of course, wine

We enjoyed dinner while watching the premiere of "True Blood". If you haven't seen this yet, go and get Season 1. It's awesome.

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Memory lapse

I forgot to tell you about the fabulous wineries we visited while on our trip to San Francisco. This one in particular was my favorite. It was called Viansa, and it was a vineyard modeled after a Tuscan village. The views from every spot on the property are absolutely breathtaking...and the wine was equally fantastic.

The other wineries were interesting, some very popular and famous (Chandon) and others, very small and private, with amazing Chardonnay (Larson Family Winery).

But the one thing I completely forgot to share with you which is one of my absolute favorite things (winner will be posted Friday!) about San Francisco can be seen and (especially) heard, in this video...

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Nichole