Gluten Free Cassava Penne Pasta

Ingredients:

• Pot of filtered water
• One 8oz package of Jovial Organic Gluten Free Grain Free Cassave Penne pasta (Amazon or Amazon)
• About half a jar of Carbone Mushroom Marinara Pasta Sauce (Amazon)
• About a tablespoon of avocado oil (Amazon)
• Some iodized sea salt (Amazon) - amount depends on how salty you like things
• Optionally, sliced black olives (Amazon or Meijer)
• Optionally, some Our Family Finely Cut Mexican Shredded Cheese (Family Fare)

Dishes you'll have to wash:

• 1 pot (Amazon)
• 1 spoon (silicone-coated is great for this - Meijer)

Instructions:

1. Fill a pot with filtered water and bring it to a boil on the stove.  Make sure it's boiling nice and hard so that when you add the pasta it doesn't cool it down too much.
2. Add a whole bunch of salt.  This soaks into the pasta and gives it a nice taste.  You'll have to experiment, though, to see how much you like.  I probably use upwards of a tablespoon of it per pot.
3. Dump in the package of pasta.
4. Gently stir the water once in a while for the next few minutes to make sure the pasta doesn't stick to the bottom or sides of the pot.  Try not to scratch up the ceramic coating on the pot.  Use a silicone-coated spoon if possible.
5. After about 9 minutes (depending on your stove), fish out a noodle and try it to see if it's cooked.  Do this every minute or so until the starch stops sticking to your teeth.  Ultimately, cooking will likely take around 11 minutes total.
6. Drain off the water.
7. Add enough avocado oil to keep the pasta from sticking together and stir them a bit to coat them.  If you skip this step and save leftover pasta in the fridge for later, they will stick together into one giant glob.
8. To serve, put pasta in a bowl, add pasta sauce and as much or as little salt as you want for it to taste good, and stir together to coat.  Optionally, top with olives and cheese.