True Fettuccine Alfredo

Ingredients

• Fettuccine
• butter
• Parmesan cheese
• salt & pepper

Directions

1. Boil the pasta
2. In a big pan melt a stick of butter for every pound of pasta
3. Put the hot pasta right into that melted butter
4. Toss with a ton of Parmesan cheese, ground black pepper and a bit of salt. 

Notes
Do not add cream because the Italians will ask you never to come back. That's it. It is so fabulous you won't believe it.

Source
"For a group, there is just no question what pasta I would serve. It is the simplest and most luxurious pasta I can serve. It's perfect for holidays like Christmas Eve. I would serve the true fettuccine Alfredo -- there is no such thing as an Alfredo sauce."
http://www.splendidtable.org/story/keep-holiday-cooking-simple-with-these-easy-dishes