Who’s excited for the Pacific Northwest Writer Association’s Conference tomorrow? I know I am!

In celebration of the conference tomorrow, we had pasta for dinner. Exhibit A:

You can make pasta, too! Here are the ingredients (sorry for the cell phone pics), which include – chopped garlic, zucchini, kale, basil, chili peppers and olive oil:

Cook your pasta as directed. Save at least a cup of pasta water. Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a pan and add garlic and chili peppers (or chili flakes):

Just when the garlic becomes fragrant, and not brown, add your zucchini. Stir around for a bit, and then add your kale. Stir it around until it all begins to wilt. Now you can add some of that pasta water to make a bit of a sauce. Taste and add salt and more chili flakes if needed (it always needs it!):

Voila! Now serve this over pasta with Parmesan cheese on top.

You can change this up to include any vegetables you like. We also really like it with Italian sausage, crumbled and fried with the oil and garlic. Try it the next time you have no idea what to make for dinner, are freaking out about a conference, and need carbs. Desperately.

Enjoy!