Simplicity

It is, indeed, about the ingredients. Stop at Whole Paycheck on the way home after a movie, and one can make even a Friday night pathetically spent at home watching a regular-season NHL game tolerable.

First intermission: Salad with organic spinach, onions, mushrooms, in a dijon vinaigrette.

Five minutes left in second period: Start salted water boiling. When period ends, add rigatoni to boiling water, heat EVOO while mincing 2-3 cloves of garlic and a small white onion. Put aromatics in pan. Dice two really good roma tomatoes. About 3-4 minutes before pasta will be done, add the tomatoes and some crushed read pepper. Drain pasta and then add it to the pan. Throw in some fresh mozzarella and basil. Serve. Done before 3rd period starts.

After game: Celebrate Kipper’s 6th shutout of the year against the fucking Maple Leafs by opening a delicious Fin Du Monde and washing an nice Macintosh apple. Realize that you have an hour left to submit LSA proposal. Return to computer.

Tasty! If still pretty lame.