I made a habit of cooking too much pasta. At first it was the result of poor planning. That and the fact that I refused to scale down portions from a restaurant mentality to that of a family of three. It took time for me to realize that great at the moment leads to good the next day and drudgery dining in the days that followed. After too many years of pushing through and eventually throwing away vast quantities of leftover pasta I began to learn.
As I got my pasta problem in check I observed, well heard about, an interesting eating situation. I don't particularly care for angel hair pasta. Aki and Amaya have a fetish for the stuff. When I travel, they eat daddy's away pasta. It is usually angel hair with butter and cheese or perhaps with red sauce and vegetables. The two of them end up with a small amount of leftover angel hair. It's the coveted portion of the daddy's away pasta. The following morning Aki sautes the noodles in a pan and cracks a few eggs on top. She puts a lid on the pan. The pasta caramelizes, the eggs gently cook. The result is eggs on a rosti-esque nest of noodles. Amaya loves it. Aki hopes Amaya doesn't finish. I don't really get to experience the creation.
After hearing about the fried pasta and eggs one to many times I became envious. I asked Aki to make daddy's away pasta. She made a delicious batch of angel hair, coated in garlic bread butter and enriched with cheese. We crushed the noodles. She made sure to make enough so that there was enough for breakfast noodles. The following morning Amaya went to the fridge and pulled the eggs and the noodles out and placed them on the counter. She looked at me as if of course I knew what to do. I set about following Aki's model. I had to make sure the yolks were runny. Amaya does not do anything but runny yolks. I nailed it. Amaya crushed it. And now I too have a fetish for angel hair pasta.
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