pathetically plain recipe for Penne Pomodoro

Aahh... Pasta! Good old student’s food. Well, I wouldn’t know I’ve stayed with my parents throughout my university period and had my mom cooking :) But I’ve heard stories. And dreadful ones, I kid you not. So, horrors aside, what can be done for a pasta to rectify its not-so-glamorous name? Well... easy :) Here’s a dish that will not make you break the sweat but you’d still be able to impress many a woman/man should you desire so. Impress in vain though as it comes with unholly amounts of garlic :>
So, what we need is:

- penne pasta
- olive oil
- fresh cherry or plum tomatoes
- garlic
- optionally some chilli flakes and/or parmesan cheese

Start with cooking your pasta, and when it’s ready pour over cold water (to cool it down and stop cooking) and set aside. Now halve or quarter your tomatoes and finely chop some garlic (at least 2 cloves per portion :> ). When these are ready heat up some oil in wok (best) or deep frying pan and add tomatoes. Be careful, it’s gonna splash hot oil all over! When tomatoes start letting the juice out and go visibly soft add your garlic and stir for about 2 minutes. If you’re using it then it’s a good time to put in chilli flakes as well (or chilli oil for that matter...). And then just add the pasta, cook until hot. At this point the dish is ready to serve but if you’re not convinced that this is sophisticated enough and are desperate to add a little something that would make all the difference then invest in some shaved parmesan (looks better than grated) and fresh basil or wild rocket. Serve with wine and odour killing candles...