Extreme Lemon Pasta - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 - 1 lb pasta (linguini or spaghetti)
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup half-and-half cream
2 tablespoons lemon zest
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
1/4 - 1/2 cup basil leaves, coarsly sliced
parmesan cheese (to garnish)
3 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted

Preparation

Boil pasta 'til almost done; remove pan from heat.
In another pan, that the pasta will fit into later, melt the butter and olive oil. Saute minced garlic til fragant but not brown, about 5 minutes.
Pour the cream into the pan.
Turn heat to med-high. Bring butter and cream to a gentle boil. It may curdle but will smooth out later.
Once boiling, add the lemon juice and zest. Turn down heat to simmer and continue stirring until reduced by almost a third. Remove sauce from heat.
Drain the pasta; pour it into the sauce and gently toss pasta with lemon sauce.
Grate parmesan over top, add the basil, and gently toss again.
To serve, plate the Lemon Pasta and garnish with more parmesan and sprinkle toasted pine nuts over.