The wife is suffering from some sort of poison ivy or oak or sumac or something. So she was told by her herbalist to go vegan for a few days. I made a dish that is almost vegan. The only thing that isn't is the parmesan cheese. It came out nice, but without any meat seemed to be missing something. It was basically a summer squash pasta salad. But it is eaten hot. First you cook up some garlic in olive oil (doesn't every recipe start with garlic?), then add the summer squash and cook it for about 15 minutes until it gets jammy. Salt to taste. Meanwhile cook up some large tube shaped pasta. Once it is very al dante, you scoop out the pasta and add it to the squash. Add some crushed red pepper or the like and fresh basil, some parmesan cheese and some of the pasta water. Continue to cook until the pasta is al dante and covered by the sauce. Add more parmesan or pasta water as needed. To finish serve in a bowl with more parmesan, red pepper and fresh basil on top. I decided to spice it up a bit for my son and I chopped up some smoked kielbasa and crisped it up in a little oil and sprinkled it on top. He loved it. I forgot to take pictures. I'd make it again.