Worknight Dinner Recipe: Penne All’Arrabbiata

Maris Callahan — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 01:10:09 +0000

Sometimes life calls for celebration. In America, we tend to use food and beverage as a means for celebration. I can’t think of the last time I attended a birthday party, graduation, anniversary or holiday get-together that didn’t involve consuming a larger-than-normal amount of baked brie or white sangria. Amidst so much celebrating and indulging sometimes we yearn for simplicity. When our weekends are packed with brunches and happy hours, chocolate cake and chips and guacamole, weeknights call for healthy, simple dinners. Most of us know that pasta is answer to the quick, nutritious meal, especially if you prepare whole wheat pasta, some of which provide some of your daily fiber requirement and even omega-3s What a lot of people don’t know is that you can make your own savory sauce in nearly the same amount of time it takes you to unscrew the top of a jar and pour it into a microwave-safe bowl. Unlike heavy cream sauces, tomato based sauces contain fiber and antioxidants without adding calories. Arrabbiata literally translates to mean “angry” in Italian but despite it’s name, is quite pleasant to make and to eat. It only takes 15-20 minutes to simmer, unlike most sauces that […]

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One-Hour Weeknight Tomato Sauce

Maris Callahan — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 03:00:00 +0000

Cheese might be the star in a lot of Italian dishes, but tomatoes, a sometimes unsung hero, are one of my favorite additions to a lot of meals, especially in the form of tomato sauce. Even so, aside from an ingredient in sauces and soups, tomatoes have a multitude of uses. You can toss them with some high-quality olive oil and white wine vinegar for a delightful salad, you can chop them into omelets or layer thick slices on sandwiches Fresh tomatoes are far superior to their canned counterparts. The first time I made fresh spaghetti sauce, I vowed that I would never buy the jarred variety again. There are a few brands that I do think are good and will buy occasionally for the sake of convenience but it’s no longer a pantry staple for pasta night. There is something about rustic tomato sauce that tastes fresher and more wholesome. Last week, I wanted to make meatballs and after buying sirloin, chopping parsley and grating fresh parmesan cheese, I realized that to efficiently make the meatballs that I had in mind, they would need to simmer in some type of tomato based sauce, and I would need that sauce rather quickly. […]

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Worknight Dinner Recipe: Penne All’Arrabbiata

One-Hour Weeknight Tomato Sauce