Spaghetti alle vongole, ice cream

At the market earlier today, I was seized with a desire for spaghetti alle vongole, one of my favorite pastas ever. I recall once, when Jack was still a baby and I was nursing like a fiend, eating a portion that should have served 4. I was in Lake Charles visiting my family there, and I seem to remember that everyone at the table was both wide-eyed and impressed by my voracious consumption of the vat o' pasta. Nice! My sister, l'italiana, passed this recipe onto me, and it's great. I'll post it for you soon. Each time I make it, I have to get over the death sentence to which I subject the poor, innocent clams, but once it's done, it's done, and I then enjoy with glee. For dessert, we have a bit left of each of my recent ice cream creations. They are superb, especially the almond joy-cardamom one. Whoa! It's awesome. Make some this Labor Day!