Yeah I hope you appreciate the geek joke. So here is one of my favorite recipe. I know avatars don’t eat, but I have to feed that meatbag or she will die. So before she starves to death, here’s how to make CodiePasta, for approx 4 people. Be warned, it is deeleeshous but it’s rich!

Ingredients:

• 900 grams of pasta (spaghettis, linguinis, whatever) cooked and drained
• 1 package of pre-made basil pesto (about 200g)
• 1/4 cup (about 60ml) of pure virgin olive oil
• 200g of sliced ham or 100g of proscuitto
• 1 cup (250ml) of salted cashews
• Optional: parmigiano regiano to taste

That’s it for the ingredients!

Preparation:

• Cook the pastas, drain them and put a little olive oil and mix, to prevent them from sticking together
• In a large pan, grease it with a little bit of olive oil, and grill the cashews just 2-3 minutes constantly shaking the pan to prevent the cashews from burning
• Add minced ham or proscuitto. Cut it in tiny bits and throw that in the pan.
• Let cook for 1 minute, shaking constantly
• Add the pesto and olive oil (and grated parmigiano cheese to taste)
• Mix and cover, and let it simmer for 2-3 minutes
• Voila!

You could mix the garnishing with the pasta and heat it together, or just add a large spoonful of the mix on a plate of pasta.

Hope you will enjoy!