Unbelievably Creamy Garlic & Green Olive Pasta - cooking recipe

Ingredients

pasta
green olives
fresh garlic
olive oil
light cream or half-and-half
parmesan cheese
black pepper
parsley

Preparation

Put on a big pot of water to boil.
Pick out your pasta, cook it al dente and keep it hot You can use spaghetti, capellini, vermicelli, or linguini, whatever you prefer.
After you've made this once, and you know how long it takes for you to make the sauce, you make everything come up ready at the same time.
Get some green olives.
Any kind you want, really.
I just get a bottle of cheap salad olives.
There are usually a lot of pimento pieces floating around in there.
We like the color, but I'm afraid the ol' Frugal Gourmet would NOT approve.
You can get a bit fancier if you want.
Chop up the olives a bit, not tiny.
Next the garlic.
OK, you HAVE to use fresh for this, no powder, not even the jar of pre-chopped.
Those are okay for some things, and I do use them often.
However, if you use anything other than fresh garlic in this recipe, you will not be impressed, and you will never make this again.
I will weep.
Don't do that to me.
Take your fresh garlic clove, wrap it in that flat rubber disc you use to open jars.
Just roll it up in there, then roll it back and forth on the countertop a few times.
Unwrap it, and the peel should be off or mostly off.
Do this with lots of garlic cloves.
LOTS.
At least a couple per person you're feeding.
Slice the garlic, but not too thinly.
In a hot non-stick saute pan, put a little olive oil, the fresh sliced garlic and a lot of chopped green olives.
Be generous.
A handful per person is a good start.
Saute the garlic and olives just a bit, being careful not to let the garlic brown, or it may become bitter.
Add some light cream, and bring to a simmer.
Cook over low heat until the liquid has been reduced by almost half, and it is thick, stirring very often.
Pour this over the hot pasta, sprinkle generously with parmesan, chopped parsley (fresh is best, but I usually only have dried) and black pepper, preferably fresh from the pepper mill.
Toss.
Serve immediately.
Bow.
But be humble.