Bachelor Cooking

Preparing food at home should be fast, easy and use ingredients that can be stored for years. I recently made something that not only has those properties, but is delicious enough to serve on the third date when you work up the guts to lure her to your place.

Some kind of pasta (I like linguine)
A can of artichoke hearts
A jar of pesto sauce
Olive oil
Parmesan cheese (I prefer shredded, not the powdery stuff)

Cook the noodles. While that is going on, add some pesto to the drained artichoke hearts and toss to coat. (The artichokes are pretty bland right from the can. You may want to do this further ahead of time.) Add some olive oil if the sauce is too dry. After the noodles are done, drain them and toss with some pesto sauce, and don't be stingy about it. Mix with the artichoke hearts gently, you don't want artichoke baby food. Throw some cheese top if your date isn't a vegan.