SATURDAY PASTA PRIMAVERA

AFTER A LONG DAY OF SOCCER GAMES,T BALL,DANCE ,GARAGE SALES,HOUSE CLEANING AND ENDLESS CHORES.OR A EMOTIONAL DAY OF COLLAGE FOOTBALL,NOTHING IS MORE COMFORTING THAN PASTA.

PASTA PRIMAVERA

1 ZUCCHINI

1 YELLOW SQUASH

1RED PEPPER

1 RED ONION

HEAD OF BROCCOLI

CHOPPED GARLIC

OLIVE OIL

WHITE WINE

SALT AND PEPPER TO TASTE

BUTTER

PARMESAN CHEESE

PASTA OF CHOICE COOKED AL DEN TA

START BY PREPARING YOUR VEGETABLES.WASH AND CUT YOUR ZUCCHINI AND SQUASH IN HALF MOONS.THIN .(CUT IN HALF LENGTHWISE, THEN TURN ON SIDE SO THE ZUCCHINI AND SQUASH ARE LAYING FLAT.CUT INTO THIN SLICES,THAT LOOK LIKE MOONS.)WASH AND BREAK THE FLORETS OFF THE LARGER STEM OF BROCCOLI.

WASH AND CLEAN THE PEPPER,THEN CUT INTO THIN STRIPS.PEEL RED ONION,CUT IN HALF, TURN ON SIDE AND JULIANNE INTO THIN SLICES.

IN A LARGE SAUTE' SKILLET.ADD 1/2 CUP OF OLIVE OIL.CHOPPED GARLIC.COOK LIGHTLY ON MEDIUM-HIGH HEAT. ADD VEGETABLES, SALT AND PEPPER TO TASTE ,STIR (KEEP THEM MOVING)

AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF SAUTEING THE VEGETABLES ADD 1/2 CUP OF WHITE WINE. LET COOK,STIRRING OFTEN. THE WINE WILL COOK DOWN. ONCE ITS COOKED DOWN ABOUT HALF WAY,AND THE VEGETABLES ARE SLIGHTLY TENDER ,TURN THE HEAT DOWN TO LOW-MED AND ADD 4 TSP.COLD BUTTER.SWIRL THE BUTTER IN THE PAN.KEEP IT MOVING THIS WILL THICKEN THE SAUCE.TOSS WITH YOUR FAVORITE PASTA.SPRINKLE WITH PARMESAN CHEESE.