• In a large pot, cook the pasta according to the directions on the package.

Flavored Butter

• While the pasta is cooking, make your eyeballs and flavored butter.
• Add the butter, garlic, olive oil, salt, and pepper to a small pot.
• Heat until the butter is melted, turn the heat down to low, and let it hang out.

Edible Eyeballs

• Drain the cheese and the olives and lay them on paper towels to absorb excess moisture.
• Cut each mozzarella ball and olive in half. (one mozzarella ball and one olive make two eyeballs)
• Gently poke the straw into the cheese and twist it back and forth as you push it through.
• Use the same technique for the olives - just be more gentle as they're more fragile.
• The straws will get soggy, so I cut each into thirds so I didn't waste them.
• To assemble the eyeballs, press the olive piece into the hole you made in the cheese.
• Continue this process until you’ve made as many eyeballs as you want.

To Finish

• Drain the pasta, toss it with the garlic butter, and tuck the eyeballs into the noodles.