Olive & Basil Shell Pasta

Olive Oil
3 garlic cloves
1 large tin of crushed tomatoes
Italian herbs to taste
Oregano to taste
Chopped Stuffed Olives 1/2 cup
Salt and pepper
Dried chilli to taste
Parmesan cheese 1/4 cup
1/2 cup fresh chopped Basil

Method.
Heat oil, add chopped garlic and chilli stir until garlic softens, add tomatoes, olives, herbs, salt & pepper.

Simmer for 30 minutes while cooking Shell pasta. ( I like small shell pasta for this sauce call me kooky ).

Stir in Parmesan cheese and fresh basil just before serving.

Serve with some French bread and some more parmesan cheese on top.

Beans & Rice

This is a quick easy meal. It is quite popular in the West Indies. Give it a crack and I'm sure you will like it. Heck you don't even miss not having the meat!

1 1/2 cups long grain rice
1 can red kidney beans
1/2 teaspoon thyme
2 cloves garlic
3 green onions chopped
1 can coconut milk
1 1/2 cups vegetable stock
chili to taste
salt and pepper to taste

In a saucepan, heat oil over medium heat; add garlic, thyme, chili, salt and pepper. Sauté a few minutes add rice stirring to coat the rice in the oil.

mix coconut milk and chicken stock together add to rice, then bring to a boil.

Cover; reduce heat to low; simmer for 20 minutes stirring occasionally. Remove from heat Stir through kidney beans and green onions keep covered for 10 additional minutes to allow the steam to finish cooking the rice.

Serve hot.