The United States has laws separating “church and state” that dictate a clear division between religion and politics. Yet, religion and politics are often lumped together as two taboo topics – inappropriate to discuss in most social or professional situations. Neither topic has ever especially bothered me. I enjoy an occasional healthy debate and think it’s interesting to hear new-to-me opinions about topics on which I’m not an expert. Yet, throughout my life I’ve found my own religion at the…
Worknight Dinners: Baked Penne with Spinach & Sausage
Cooking for a Crowd, Recipes, Weekend Cooking, Worknight Dinners May 3, 2009
If you ever need to make dinner for someone you want to impress, without a) potentially screwing up said dinner cause the instructions are complicated or b) spending hours in the kitchen while your dinner guests drink wine, eat cheese and have fun without you, then you need look no further. When I found this recipe on for Baked Penne with Spinach & Sausage, I immediately knew that it would be right up my alley. A little bit of store-bought pesto goes…
Last week, a friend of mine commented about how these days, people are so busy worrying about their next move that they can’t enjoy the small things. So tonight in honor of the gorgeous weather we’ve been having (and because when I was sitting out on my balcony earlier, someone was grilling and it smelled amazing) I took out my tiny, reminiscent George Foreman to make grilled veggies in a yummy London Broil marinade from the Food Network. I skipped the…
According to the National Pasta Association, pasta is one of America’s favorite foods. In 2000 alone, 1.3 million pounds of pasta were sold in American grocery stores. If you lined up 1.3 million pounds of 16 oz. spaghetti packages, it could circle the Earth’s equator almost nine times. Now, if you want to get really cute, multiply that by nine, factoring the argument that “in this economy” (God, I hate that term) people are eating more pasta than they were…