# Smootsa Toota

Author: Alysa Slavinsky

### Ingredients

- 1 big bag Birds Eye broccoli florets (or use fresh broccoli - Grandma’s mom did)
- Water
- Olive oil (enough so it looks like Grandma’s in the pot)
- Garlic powder or granulated garlic
- Pepper
- Any pasta (Grandma used acini de pepe or tubettini)
- Romano cheese

### Instructions

- In 2 quart pot, boil broccoli, olive oil, and garlic in water (around halfway up the pot) until the broccoli is tender, really soft, and the water is green.
- Take broccoli and place in separate dish.
- Keep green water to boil pasta.
- When pasta is done, put broccoli back in and cook, covered, until it looks and smells like Grandma’s.

> Quote

> “This reminds me of… Savoia cookies in the Charlie Chip can… Tony and Dougy taking off the cheese jar tops… Grandma’s green chairs and Italy wallpaper… Rolling Italian bread into balls and cubes… Laughing with my cousins. Thank everyone for the memories!” - Alysa.