We made whole wheat penne with Rosa sauce. What is Rosa sauce, you ask? It's a southern Italian sauce that is quite easy to make. Sometimes it's known as a vodka sauce. First, you lightly brown some thinly sliced onions in 2 Tablespoons butter. Then, you add some tomato paste, one cup half and half, a third of a cup of dry white wine, thyme and basil. I prefer to use sauvingnon blanc, but your favorite white wine will do just fine. After this has simmered another minute, you add another half a cup half and half that has had two Tablespoons flour added to it. If you want to do a fuller fat version, use cream instead of half and half and omit the flour. Finally, you add a quarter cup Parmesan cheese, and let it get nice and bubbly. You then pour it over your cooked pasta and sprinkle the top with another quarter cup Parmesan. The only thing that would have made this better would be if I had fresh thyme and basil instead of dried.
I also made a salad. This time, in addition to Romaine lettuce and tomatoes, I also added dried cranberries, blueberries, cherries, and golden raisins and bean sprouts. You can either make the mix of dried berries yourself or get yourself a package of the golden raisin blend from Trader Joe's. As I did the night before, I made a grapefruit vinaigrette. It seems to get better as I continue to make it.
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