I just threw in a bunch of stuff into the pot and came up with this. Blaaah. Looks better than it tastes. I really don’t like using spaghetti sauce! It’s too sweet for me. Next time I’ll stick to tomato sauce since I like my pasta sauce a bit sour.
So here’s what I did: I stirred in a pack of spaghetti sauce (sweet-style), some olives, tuna, garlic, salt, pepper and a bay leaf with the linguini. Simmer, simmer, simmer, let the flavors come together. It was okay. Pwede na.
Buti nalang may olives. I LOVE green olives. They saved the dish for me. When I’m craving for something salty, I just get a green olive from the jar and it satisfies my craving. They’re also very good with a glass of red wine and some cubes of cheese. Sarap.
After this linguini experiment bombed out, the olives were my refuge. Hahaha ang drama!
Thank goodness for green olives!
Hi! I'm Toni Tiu,
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vina
June 14, 2006 at 10:56 am (18 years ago)ooooh…i love pasta! give me pasta anytime! i also don’t like the sweet sauce, and like you, i prefer the sour kind, with lotsa capers!
kat
June 14, 2006 at 12:00 pm (18 years ago)wow, even the prepared spaghetti sauce over there is sweet? i thought it was sweet only b/c pinoy cooks put sugar in it! oh and i’ll have to share my easy pasta sauce recipe with you one day.
p.s. you look so fabulous in the wedding pics! great hair and great outfit!
mare
June 14, 2006 at 12:55 pm (18 years ago)I’m like you Toni, certain sauces just don’t agree with me. This looks great and easy too!
Pao
June 14, 2006 at 10:50 pm (18 years ago)psst, toni! sinasadya mong malaki ang pics ha! 😉 nakakagutom tuloy! 😆
Heels
June 14, 2006 at 11:55 pm (18 years ago)Great picture! The dish looks delicious, minus olives.
I prefer tomato sauce, myself.
p.s., Michele sent me!
barbara
June 15, 2006 at 11:15 am (18 years ago)interesting combination there – hmmm linguine.. with blue shell crab, white wine, bit of cream and fresh chili! – hmmmm
now, with this sweet spaghetti sauce thing – is that the filipino style one? i kinda miss that, but can’t eat too much of it as i prefer the authentic italian tomato base sauce. hmmmm
you’ve inspired me to cook again
thanks.
-B
ajay
June 15, 2006 at 1:52 pm (18 years ago)hi toni. i don’t ever use ready made spaghetti sauce for my pasta. i like getting out the flavors with natural ingredients like tomato, shrimp or seafood juice, capers, basil, pesto. etc and of course dollops of olive oil
mae
June 15, 2006 at 9:36 pm (18 years ago)We’re the same… i love green olives, black olives… i bought a cup full the other day and you’ve just reminded me of them. It’s a spicy one with dried chillies… yum!
Orchidea
June 15, 2006 at 11:18 pm (18 years ago)Hi. Your pasta from the picture looks very good. I personally do not like htose “ready” pasta sauce… why don’t you make your own pasta sauce from tomato sauce in can and you cook it with extra-virgin olive oil, onions and at the end you add olives and parsley, salt, pepper…
Ciao.