Pasta Sauce.

Missed the one a day deadline. Oops.  Spent today marking and running errands, and it didn't occur to me until I went out, and blogging at a party is a bit of a faux pas.

Last night, had some girlfriends over for dinner (made an amazing vodka cream sauce... more on that later) and we ended up watching Pride and Prejudice, drinking tea (and cherry coke!) and I taught Dom how to knit. And it was great. 

I feel like being mid-twenties is very liberating, in that we can have relaxed Friday night in and not be ashamed. 

Followed it up with a housewarming tonight. Also kept it low-key.  Gotta go into this coming week more well rested than last week. Last week was rough. 

And now, without further ado... amazing pasta sauce! It's called "you won't be single for long" sauce. I would make this more often to test the title, but if I made it too often I'd be the size of a house. It's damn good. 

Vodka Cream Sauce (modified from Rachel Ray) 

1 tbsp butter

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 shallots, minced

1 cup vodka

1 1/2 cup chicken stock

2  14 oz can crushed tomatoes

1 tsp sugar

Coarse salt and pepper

1 cup heavy cream

Basil

Heat a large skillet over moderate heat. Add the butter, garlic and shallots. Gently sauté the shallots for 3-5 minutes. Add the vodka and reduce by half, about 2 or 3 minutes. Add the chicken stock and the tomatoes, and sugar. Bring sauce to a bubble and reduce heat to simmer. Season with salt and pepper.

Stir the cream into the sauce. When the sauce returns to a bubble, remove it from the heat. Add small amount of basil.