Mama said there’d be days like this, there’d be days like this mama said.

That’s definitely the song for the day.

It’s just one of those days where everything irritates you, and everyone should just stand back.

It’s, in other words, a pasta day.

After a day like this, a steaming bowl of pasta is really the only thing on my mind. Yes, more so than a cookie. (I may have eaten an apple and a bag of cookies for lunch. I told you, it was a day. And the apple made the cookies healthy. For real.)

This is a standby in our house.

You will need sausage (either sweet or hot, or both if you want to mix things up) broccoli rabe and pasta. All the flavoring in this dish will come from the suasage.

Bring a pot of water to a boil and blanch the broccoli rabe. When it’s tender but still crisp, remove from the water using tongs or a strainer and palce in a large bowl. Reserve the water. We’re going to cook the pasta in it. 1. Why make more pots? and 2. Why throw that flavor down the drain?

Meanwhile, cut the sausage into pieces. I used 4 links for the 2 of us. I cooked enough for dinner and for lunches the next day. Brown in a frying pan until cooked through. Cue the sizzling sound.

Cook the pasta in the broccoli rabe water. Then toss everything into the bowl with the broccoli rabe and toss it all together.

Spoon out into bowls and top with parmesan cheese. The extra goes in Tupperware for easy grab and go in the morning. You know. In case it’s one of those days again.