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Spaghetti with opened clams, cherry tomatoes and chopped parsley in a white ceramic bowl.

Spaghetti alle vongole

Clams, a lidded pan and a few minutes of heat. The clams make their own sauce; olive oil and a splash of pasta water bring it together.

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By: Max ThotIn: Recipes

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The Art of Doing Nothing

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Gaia Magazine is where Gaia Iluka writes about the table: what we cook, where our olive oil comes from, and the people and places of Samos.

Written by Cootje Kila, Merel Thot, Max Thot

Both families standing together in the shade of a large olive tree at the Markou house in Koumeika, Samos.
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