A few months ago, along with Italian friends, we made “Pasta a la Norma”. Good company, warm weather and very very cold wine made it great. That and stand up comedy to make it even more enjoyable.

In it:

• Pasta fusilli
• Aubergine
• Tomato sauce
• Cheese
• Oregano

How to:

• Boil the pasta for about 10 min or until “dente”.
• Pan fry a couple of slices of aubergine until acidity goes off (or when it’s soft enough, usually takes 5 minutes).
• In another pot, heat the tomato  sauce for about 5 minutes.
• Once everything is cooked, mix the sauce with the pasta before serving.
• Serve, add the aubergine slices and add grated cheese.