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| 19 August 2010
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The Before You Die books make me nervous. There are a number of them in the series, such as 1001 Movies To See Before You Die, 1001 Places To Go Before You Die and so forth. The whole notion makes me jittery because there’s the erroneous implication that I am, indeed, going to die. Moi? Die? Surely you jest! Furthermore, I feel a certain fluttering anxiety whenever I have a list of things to do. What if I don’t see all 1001 movies? What if I’m just about to rent the 1001st movie and I discover it’s been deleted from the catalogue? What if I’m about to see the 999th amazing place and it’s closed for the season?
I would rather create a ‘to-do’ list that’s short and sweet, with no reference to my imminent death. Therefore, I’ve designed a list of five great things to see before, during or after you dine. These are just a few of my all-time favourite films and TV shows, the ones I go back to again and again and the recipes that sort of go with them.One
The film 300 is an ancient tale of strength and bravery, rife with mysterious creatures and mythological beasts. A fascinating look at the mysterious Spartans, with moody, broody cinematography, its main attraction, for me anyway, is Gerard Butler, Scottishly buff and dressed in leather underwear. Tonight we dine in hell, indeed! Sounds like Arrabiata to me.
fallen angel arrabiata
Makes 4-6 servings
Made with angel hair, this dish is downright devilish thanks to the hot red pepper flakes. I would gladly feed this to Gerard with a solemn promise that I would pronounce his name the proper Scottish way and there would be Drambuie after dinner.
2 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, pressed through a garlic press
1/4 tsp hot red pepper flakes (or to taste)
1 can San Marzano plum tomatoes (796 ml), snipped into chunks with scissors right in the can
Salt and pepper to taste
500 g angel hair pasta, cooked
In a large skillet, heat olive oil. Add onion, sautéing until onion is translucent. Add garlic and hot red pepper flakes, sautéing just a few seconds until fragrant.
Add tomatoes with their juice and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, simmer uncovered for 15 minutes.
Serve over angel hair pasta.
Dante Alighieri gave us our first vision of hell; therefore it’s only right to serve with Serego Alighieri Amarone Classico or the Chilean Casillero del Diablo Carmenere. And Drambuie for Gerard.