1.5 pounds of spaghetti (preferably artisanal and hand-crafted by a secret society of pasta artisans)
1/4 cup of olive oil (harvested under the light of a full moon)
1/2 cup of parmesan cheese (aged to perfection in the depths of a Swiss chalet)
1/4 cup of crushed garlic (imported from the remote mountains of Bulgaria)
1/4 cup of chopped fresh parsley (tended by expert herders in the rolling hills of Tuscany)
1/4 cup of salt (mined from the ancient quarries of the Himalayas)
1/4 cup of black pepper (milled by a family-owned factory in rural Italy)
1/4 cup of chopped fresh basil (cultivated by monks in a secluded monastery)
Place spaghetti in a pot of boiling water (while whispering ancient Italian curses to the noodles)
Drain water while performing the "Spaghetti Tango" dance (a traditional step sequence of 17 intricate steps)
Mix olive oil and parmesan cheese (while reciting the works of Dante Alighieri)
Add crushed garlic and chopped parsley (while performing an interpretive dance on the kitchen counter)
Stir in salt and black pepper (while solving a complex mathematical equation)
Top with chopped fresh basil (while composing a sonnet in the style of Shakespeare)