Monthly Archives: September 2012

Long Time No Talk

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I’ve been a little MIA lately on this blog…oopsey!

So, I thought I’d take the time to share what I have been up to lately!

  1. Food Service Rotation

Ever since this fall semester started at school, I have been busy busy busy! But I just finished up yesterday my first rotation! (To re-fresh memories, I just started the second and final year of my Masters in Clinical Nutrition Program at UT Southwestern.) For the past month, I have been at Children’s Hospital learning the in’s and out’s of the food service department. I shadowed basically every manager in the department and learned about what they did. And I was given multiple projects to work on.

Exhibit A: I worked on a Mixer Safety In-Service for the employees

I made the semi-boring safety information about industrial size stand mixers a lot more interesting my making a game out of it. And the employees got REALLY competitive with the game! Fun and learning combined into one!

2. Went to Brewfest!

Last weekend, I went to this amazing-ly fun event in the Dallas Arts District! It’s called Brewfest and it has about 150 beers for everyone to sample! The sample cup was about 2 oz ( but most places gave you a heavy 4 oz pour). But you were given a card with 12 boxes, so you could sample 12 different beers. But really you could sample however many you wanted, since extra cards were selling for $2. Pretty nice deal! Super fun and I would totally go again next year!

With Staci!

With Katherine!

     3. Explored the Fort Worth Zoo

I am an animal lover and visiting zoo’s is one of my favorite activities! So naturally, when I heard about the Fort Worth Zoo being great, Marshall and I needed to take a short road trip to the neighboring city of Fort Worth! And I got to try out new settings on my pretty camera.


But what’s next on my agenda? On Tuesday, Marshall and I are taking a long weekend road trip to Austin and the Texas Hill Country! Since moving here, I have literally not explored any part of this gigantic state except the Dallas area, and driving to Fort Worth twice. So needless to say, I am SO EXCITED to do more exploring around! And I promise this time, I won’t go MIA on everyone.

Sauce Time!

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There is something so comforting about a bowl of pasta with a rich and flavorful tomato sauce. It’s great for a warm meal on a rainy day, or just a nice hearty lunch!

I put this on sauce all over Trader Joe’s whole wheat gnocchi, and it was perfect!

Vodka Sauce

Print this recipe!

Ingredients

  • 1 – 28 oz. can unsalted peeled whole plum tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 yellow onion, diced
  • 2 slices thick cut bacon, diced
  • 2 tablespoons white wine
  • 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
  • 1 roasted red pepper, finely chopped
  • 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 oz. heavy whipping cream
  • 2 oz. vodka
  • 1 tablespoon basil, chiffonaded

Directions

Take the can of tomatoes, and separate the liquid from the tomatoes. Reserve liquid. In a food processor, lightly pulse the tomatoes until evenly chopped, but slightly chunky. Set aside.
In the bottom of a large pot, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add in onion and saute for about 3 minutes. Then add in bacon and saute for 4 – 5 minutes, or until the bacon is browned and crispy.
Pour out excess grease, reserving 1 tablespoon of bacon grease.
Return bacon grease to pan, and add in white wine to deglaze. Once deglazed, add in garlic and roasted red pepper and cook for 3 – 4 minutes.
Add in crushed tomatoes with liquid, crushed red pepper, salt, and pepper. Simmer for about 30 minutes.
 
Immediately prior to serving, add in vodka, whipping cream, and basil.
 
Serve over your favorite type of pasta!