Here's probably the simplest pasta recipe called aglio e olio. Don't be fooled by those words. They just mean garlic and oil.  Simply saute the garlic and add it to your freshly boiled pasta. You might think it's kinda boring but it's not. If you wish, you can add parmesan cheese to give it a richer taste.

Just remember, the secret to making it good is in the pasta. So make sure you put sufficient amount of salt in the water when you cook the pasta but just enough to give it a taste.

I used to think cooking pasta was such a tricky job. I even thought it was easier to make rice than pasta. But actually, they are just the same.

So here's the easy steps to cook pasta.

• Boil the water. (One and a half liter for every 250 grams of pasta)
• Add salt when the water starts to bubble or as soon it is warm enough. Don't wait till the boiling point as it won't seep through the pasta. Use approximately one teaspoon for every 250 grams of pasta.
• As the water boils, slowly put the pasta and stir with a wooden spoon so they won't stick together. You don't need to put oil. Just stir them as soon as you placed them in the boiling water. 
• Lower the fire and constantly stir every 3 minutes.
• To check if the pasta is cooked, take one and bite into it. If you see the middle is still whitish or hard leave it for a little bit more. If you want your pasta to be al dente or firm, remove from the fire as soon as you don't see a white spot in the middle of the pasta. Most pasta takes 10 minutes to cook.
• Drain it and put oil preferrably olive oil so the pasta won't stick to each other.