Oh, it’s Friday again, thank-the-good-lord. Now, what to make for dinner? Here’s my advice:

Put a pot of water on to boil, toss in some nice sea salt, and cook up some penne pasta. Now while you’re waiting for that to be en dente grab a handful of cherry toms and give ‘em a little rinse. Now cut them into thirds or so and put them on that tiny cooking sheet that came with your toaster oven. Add a handful or two of pine nuts, drizzle on some olive oil, more sea salt (of course) and slip it into said toaster oven. Now, don’t walk away from it or I guarantee you’ll burn the pine nuts. When things look nice and toasty in there, take them out and set them aside until your pasta is done.

Got the pasta drained? Great. Scrape every last little bit of that yummy pesto out of the jar and toss it in with the noodles. Add all the toms and pine nuts and toss the whole thing together. Now grate some Romano on top. Ummmmm…..you remembered the crusty bread and the red wine, right? Good then. Time to eat!

Advice Girl’s Friday Shopping List:

cherry toms
penne pasta
pesto sauce
pine nuts
romano cheese
vino
crusty bread