Name: Wok Italiano
Ingredients: 1 lb Pasta; 2 ts Olive oil; 1 lg Onion; diced; 1 sm Green pepper; chopped; 2 Cloves garlic; minced; 4 lg Tomatoes; peeled, seeded and; ; coarsely chopped; 1 c Black olives; halved; 1 c Cooked garbanzo beans; 1 c Vegetable stock; 1/2 c Italian flat-leaf parsley; chopped; 1/4 c Fresh basil; chopped; 1 tb Fresh oregano; chopped, or 1; ; teaspoon dried; Salt and pepper; Parmesan cheese; grated (optional)

So when we call pain a problem, we claim we do not deserve it. We are even prepared to scuttle God to maintain our own innocence. We will say that God is not able to do what He would like, or He would never permit persons such as ourselves to suffer. That puffs up our egos and soothes our griefs at the same time. “How could God do this to me?” is at once an admission of pain and a soporific for it. It reduces our personal grief by eradicating the deity. Drastic medicine, indeed, that only a human ego, run wild, could possibly imagine.

John Gerstner

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Vegetables, Dairy	Italian	Veglife2	1	servings

INGREDIENTS

1	lb	Pasta
2	ts	Olive oil
1	lg	Onion; diced
1	sm	Green pepper; chopped
2		Cloves garlic; minced
4	lg	Tomatoes; peeled, seeded and
		; coarsely chopped
1	c	Black olives; halved
1	c	Cooked garbanzo beans
1	c	Vegetable stock
1/2	c	Italian flat-leaf parsley; chopped
1/4	c	Fresh basil; chopped
1	tb	Fresh oregano; chopped, or 1
		; teaspoon dried
		Salt and pepper
		Parmesan cheese; grated (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. In a large stock pot or wok, cook pasta according to package directions.
2. In a hot wok, heat oil; add onions, peppers, and garlic and stir-fry
until soft and golden, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, olives, and garbanzos
and stir-fry until heated through, about 4 minutes. Add stock, bring to a
boil, reduce heat, and simmer 2 minutes. Stir in herbs, toss with pasta,
and serve. Makes 4 servings.
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