Special Recipe

Let me tell you about a legendary concoction in the Gilles family called "Special." It's called Special because it's the only thing my dad knows how to cook, and he cooked it every Saturday (the day that my mom declared as her day off from cooking). Each of dad's three sons has carried on this tradition.

First, you boil water.

When it's boiling, you dump in whatever seasoning you feel like dumping in, using as much as you feel like using. Regular ingredients include, in varying amounts, salt, pepper, onion powder, cinammon (just a tad), garlic, chili powder, and/or Italian Seasoning.

Then you cook some kind of macaroni in there till it's done (I usually use medium-sized pasta shells).

Then you drain, pour the shells back in the pot, and pour tomato juice on top of the shells. Now, you could substitute tomato sauce or soup, or V-8, for the tomato juice, but juice is the preferred base.

Enjoy.