recipe for Spaghetti Carbonizeda

or "Blackened Spaghetti" if you will

1. Turn the back burner on medium-high because this stove is old / underpowered. Put the pot on the back burner and add some olive oil.
   
2. Sautee some onions and garlic.
   
3. Add some carrots (yes) and bell pepper. If you had ground beef this is when you'd add it and brown it.
   
4. Add a can of crushed tomatoes (normally I'd use pureed tomatoes, or stick-blend them for a minute) and a bunch of mushrooms, and some more water.
   
5. Wait til it all comes to a boil.
   
6. Turn the front burner to Simmer.
   
7. Check on it in forty minutes or so. Swear because it's boiled dry and burnt to the bottom of the pot.
   
8. Have salad with leftover chicken and potatoes for dinner instead.

Unfamiliar stoves are the worst. Thankfully the pot was anodized, and pouring some more water to deglaze worked pretty well.