Garlicky Clam Sauce

One of my favorite cookbooks, one of my favorite recipes in said cookbook. The way this cookbook works is you gather your ingredients in a bowl that is placed over the pasta water as it heats up. The bowl I use is a big orange Pyrex bowl my mother had, my most cherished possession of hers, and I use a pasta pot with a drop in basket. I make this recipe all the time, and always remember to pick up 3 cans of chopped clams whenever I'm at Big Lots or happen to see them in the store to have on hand.

Sometimes I don't have parsley, but I like the snap it provides if I do. I've used dried lemon flakes, but fresh are MUCH better. I should just keep lemons on hand, they last for freaking ever. This sauce comes together quickly, and is very yummy - about 410 calories per serving (with 2 ounces of pasta, add another ounce if you are hungry and the sauce will be sufficient)