Garlic and Olive Oil Noodles

I'll be living in an apartment next year and I have been brainstorming where I can put my favorite recipes, when I realized I can put some of them here. First is a recipe inspired by my favorite dish at Lune Ristorante in Venice, Florida. There is a lot of garlic, so don't eat it before an important meeting or date.

Ingredients:

4 quarts of water

1 pound of spaghetti

5 tablespoons of olive oil

10-15 cloves of garlic

salt

red pepper flakes

parsley flakes

parmesan cheese

Makes 4 Servings

Steps:

1) Peel and dice the garlic.

2) Boil the 4 quarts of water. Add salt to taste.

3) While waiting to boil, snap dry noodles in halves.

4) While pasta is cooking, put the 5 tablespoons of olive oil and the diced garlic in a sauté pan and turn the burner to the low heat. After a minute, add pepper flakes and parsley to taste. Stir occasionally until the garlic is golden.

5) Once the water is boiling, cook the spaghetti for 9-11 minutes, stirring occasionally.

6) Once the spaghetti is cooked, save 1/2 of the water for later, before draining the pasta.

7) Once the garlic is golden, add the 1/2 cup of pasta water. Stir in well and then add in the cooked spaghetti. Stir everything together until the spaghetti is coated.

8) Serve with parmesan cheese and enjoy.