4.17.2013

My Spaghetti Aglio Olio Recipe and Hubby's Birthday Teaser

This is actually a super late post. Allan's birthday was eleven days ago! 

Anyway, this topic has been on my draft for almost two weeks now. Thank God I got the chance to finish it today. 

So, how did we celebrate my husband's birthday? You know how simple our family is. I made a special breakfast for the three of us then we headed off to the mall for lunch. Trev had a chance to play at Kevin's Toys & Library again, too! And guess what, I was able to buy donuts from J. Co Donuts! Yay! At long last! :D

All these stories and more on the coming posts. Stay tuned! :-)

Meanwhile, here's what I cooked for breakfast. Of course, since it's my beloved husband's birthday, I made it extra special! I cooked Spaghetti Aglio Olio! The first time we had a taste of this pasta dish was when we ate at Pizza Hut. Unfortunately, we didn't like the taste because the garlic was so strong for our standard. But I thought I could give it a chance and maybe search for some modified recipes. I cooked mine with mushrooms and tuna flakes. Also, I made sure that the garlic was just right and not too strong. Everybody happy! Even Trev liked his bowl of spaghetti too. Yipee! 

This pasta dish is very easy to make. I just sauteed the garlic in olive oil, making sure not to totally brown the garlic. Then I added the mushroom, tuna and olives. Seasoned it with salt and pepper. Technically, everything's cooked already so I just waited for a few minutes to heat everything. Then I added it to the cooked spaghetti. I served it with parmesan cheese and basil leaves. It's done! Easy and delish! Yey! ♥

By the way, I set aside some for Trev without the tuna. Not that I don't want Trev to eat tuna, it's just that I don't want him to eat food with lots of preservatives. So I opted not to add tuna to his spaghetti. All good!

Garlic bulbs, garlic powder, Black pitted olives, mushrooms, tuna, olive oil and spaghetti

Spaghetti Aglio Olio with Parmesan Cheese and Basil leaves

Happy birthday, Mahal ko! This is especially made for you! I love you! ♥


That's it! Simple but made with love! I am so glad Allan and Trev loved it!



16 comments :

  1. Oooh I am craving for it right now! I also have lots of drafts in my folder, some dating back to last December haha

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  2. a very healthy pasta, yum!
    btw, if you have difficulty in choosing your partylist please pick a progressive partylist i had enumerated in my last post, haha
    thanks in advance ms van

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  3. Looks yummy. Belated Happy Birthday to your husband. My husband whose name is Allan too, celebrated his birthday last March and we had just a simple celebration at home.

    Mommy Maye

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    1. thanks for the greetings, mommy maye! onga eh. our husbands have the same name, hihi! we also had a simple celebration, too! :-)

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  4. it's amusing that trev likes it. kids usually prefer the regular spag with meat sauce. good job mommy!

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    1. thanks much! my baby loves pasta! he loves the regular spaghetti with meat sauce too! :-) we're also lucky that he is not a picky eater. as in he eats kahit ampalaya! hihi! :-)

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  5. Wow! looks so yummy. I try to make one on hubby's birthday. that means I still have 2 months to learn how to do it. hehehe

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    1. good luck sis, kaya mo yan! i am not an expert cook. i just rely on my web searches too. sometimes i do some tweaking on the recipes i find on the net but nothing major kasi baka pumangit lasa. haha! :-)

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  6. That's a really yummy dish. Will try it out one of these days :)

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  7. This is one healthy pasta dish. I wish to cook this but my husband don't like tuna on pasta.

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  8. belated happy b-day to your hubby
    i like your pasta recipe

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  9. I used to make spaghetti aglio olio a lot when I'm tamad to cook. It's really so easy to make especially when I'm so hungry I can't wait to eat.

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  10. This looks good and yummy! Of course, any pasta is good for me

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  11. I love pasta, too! Just wonder if this comes with cream or plain? Is it similar to carbonara?

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  12. happy birthday to your husband! :)

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  13. Pasta dishes are my favorite to cook since they can be tweaked in so many ways. I like experimenting with cooking but sometimes my hubby turns up his nose at new ways of cooking. Hehe!

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