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Sweep the kitchen.
Dice a head of garlic and set aside. Dice one and a half onions as best you can and set aside. Thinly slice the last half of an onion, set aside. Prep the herbs - some of this, some of that, parsley and marjoram and black pepper and salt.
Set the diced onion over low heat with olive oil in a cast iron skillet, let get soft. Let get softer. Even softer. Add the herbs. Keep going. Add half the garlic and keep going. Keep going.
In a larger skillet, set the sliced onion over low heat with olive oil. Let get very soft. Add the last of the garlic. Keep going.
Take a ten-ounce can of diced tomatoes with diced chili peppers, mild heat, that you've had hanging around for ages. Take a ten-ounce can of diced tomatoes with diced chili peppers, regular heat, that you've had hanging around for ages. Add to the diced onions. Be patient. Turn up the heat and let liquid cool off. Turn down the heat and scrape up the fond. Repeat. Keep going.
Cook two packs of tortellini and one bag of peas in the sliced onions as described here. When done, add the tomatoes and onions to the big skillet, mixing it around to let everything get to know each other.
Feel good about having made an excellent dinner.
Set the diced onion over low heat with olive oil in a cast iron skillet, let get soft. Let get softer. Even softer. Add the herbs. Keep going. Add half the garlic and keep going. Keep going.
In a larger skillet, set the sliced onion over low heat with olive oil. Let get very soft. Add the last of the garlic. Keep going.
Take a ten-ounce can of diced tomatoes with diced chili peppers, mild heat, that you've had hanging around for ages. Take a ten-ounce can of diced tomatoes with diced chili peppers, regular heat, that you've had hanging around for ages. Add to the diced onions. Be patient. Turn up the heat and let liquid cool off. Turn down the heat and scrape up the fond. Repeat. Keep going.
Cook two packs of tortellini and one bag of peas in the sliced onions as described here. When done, add the tomatoes and onions to the big skillet, mixing it around to let everything get to know each other.
Feel good about having made an excellent dinner.
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