tagliarini con salsa di noci

attributed to contessa lucrezia corsini, in "ismail merchant's florence," the book about filming "a room with a view" and feasting in florence.

this was fabulous. just one clove of garlic is perfect for making half of the recipe.

1 c walnuts 1/2 c milk
1/4 c pine nuts 3 T olive oil
2 T bread crumbs s & p
2 cloves garlic 1 pd tagliarini pasta
fresh basil

in a blender or processor, briefly spin the nuts. not having walnuts i used pecans. add the rest of the ingredients x pasta, and combine till the consistency of thick cream, adding milk if necessary. cook the pasta, which was rotini in my case, drain, toss with sauce and spinkle with coarsely chopped walnuts.