Cookin' with The Bean

I made such a good meal the other night I thought it deserved a post.

But as I went to write the post (thinking I'd teach you how to make the meal) I realized that my mother was right. My mom is a great cook, and she always says "You cook just like me." This is a great compliment but my mother doesn't follow recipes and can't really tell you how she makes something: she just makes it! I realized that I don't really have a recipe for the following meal: I just make it. So I will try and walk you through it.

The meal's ingredients include roasted red pepper, basil, garlic, olive oil, feta cheese and pasta. I used olive oil with basil in it that someone had given me, and it was great. But usually I just use regular olive oil.

First you have to roast the peppers. This might sound difficult but it is not. If you can burn something, you can make a roasted red pepper! You literally put them on the grill, turning them until they are totally black.

Then you put them into a brown paper bag for about 10 minutes. This steams the peppers so when you take them out the blackened skin literally just peels off. Then you cut up the peppers and put them into olive oil with garlic, basil and a little salt and pepper.

That's the difficult part, and it's now over. While the peppers marinate for 30 minutes or so, you might want to take a break like I did with some wine on the porch.

Then you boil some pasta. Once it is cooked, toss it in with the oil, peppers and a little more basil. Top with some feta cheese and it is some yummy for your tummy!