ham and spanish sardines spaghetti

okay, so this one may not be anything mad or original. still, as usual, simple dishes always turn out to be perfectly wonderful on the palate.

how i did this? again, really simple.

however, the noodles' always an issue in every pasta dish. one has to make sure it's cooked perfectly - regardless of the brand. people tell me a lot of times that the more expensive noodles are better and turn out almost always  perfect- i beg to disagree, of course. we all know that's not true.

let's go to the sauce.

each time i cook a pasta dish, i always make sure of the herbs and spices and for this one-- ripe tomatoes, white onions, garlic, oregano, basil and mint. and then the meat of the sauce- your regular sliced ham (usually pre-cooked) and spanish sardines.

after i sauteed the garlic, onion and tomatoes, the ham follows and then spaghetti and tomato sauce, and then tomato paste. salt and pepper to taste and few spoonfull of honey. and then the spanish sardines (oil removed). when everything's cooked and smells heavenly, sprinkle the basil leaves (dried or chopped fresh) and oregano. and then mint. and voila! serve hot!