Let's get PASTED!

Pa•sted: Pasta Wasted. The cooking of pasta, most commonly boiled, in a wine and water solution.

3am is a great time to reflect on decisions you made on an evening out. Take off your high heels, or combat boots, and put something in your stomach to soak up the all that alcohol. It's a hunger we know all too well. Like last night, when we stumbled into a Laura's less than stocked kitchen. Between our two beautiful minds we found:

Cherry Tomatoes
Zucchini
3 String Cheeses
Roommate's Box of Mac-N-Cheese (I.O.U. Von)
Olive Oil
Garlic
Red Onion
Dry Oregano, Salt, Pepper, Cayenne/Red Pepper Flakes

AND a lone half bottle of RED WINE. A rare find anymore in our young, poor lives.

Before we go on, a bit on Origins: It is important to cite your sources, and in this case, Jared Brock inspired this wine-cooked pasta of the evening. Something he likely invented during his afternoon ritual watching Rachel Ray's 30 Minute Meals and masturbating.

Bring two parts red wine (any), one part water to a boil in a medium sauce pan. Get the box of Mac-N-Cheese and ditched the powdered flavor packet. Insert noodles, boil until tender, strain and set aside. It should be purple.


In shallow pan saute diced red onion and garlic in a little bit of olive oil for a couple minutes. Then add zucchini, salt, pepper, and cayenne. (Measurements are fuzzy, as you can imagine at 3am, so use your best judgement). When zucchini is tender, add cooked pasta and a little more olive oil and kill the heat. Cut cherry tomatoes in half, and the string cheese (mozzarella) into rounds and combine together. Let stand for a minute, if you can.

This meal comes to about 4 servings at 350 calories a pop. 4 Servings? Maybe we brought some dates home- this isn't a full disclosure blog. What we've Learned: After bar food doesn't have to be fried or something with a hot dog in it. And be creative with what you have, cut down on unnecessary spending.

HOT SEX TIP: If trying to impress a date, swap the box of macaroni for penne or bow-tie pasta and the string cheese for individual Mozzarella balls.

L-word,

Hank and Laura