Broccoli and Macaroni

1 box of pasta (we use ziti or penne)
1lb of broccoli
Olive oil (the greener the better-use a GOOD Extra Virgin for this), Romano cheese, salt and pepper

Start off my cleaning and washing the broccoli. Cut into florets and clean the stems. You will need a large pot of boiling and very well salted water. This is an important step.
Next, add the box of pasta and all of the broccoli into the pot of water (yes, you cook the broccoli and pasta in the same pot! How easy!). Cook until the pasta is done. Reserve 1 cup of the pasta water (this will help make your sauce). Drain the pasta and broccoli. Add back to the pot with about 1/2 of olive oil and stir up. I like to mush up the broccoli while I am doing this. Add a little of the reserved pasta water and a good handful or two of the Romano cheese. Finish with additional olive oil and serve!!