Now that I've, well, rediscovered pasta with vodka sauce, I've decided I'm kind of fond of it. For Friday night's meal, it was bolstered with sautéed spiced diced chicken. And I feel like I got the sauce closer to fine on this occasion, so it was quite a great weekend-starting dinner.
With an overdue review of the wine rack, I found that I'd harbored quite a collection of red wine dating back to 2001. With high hopes that some of those bottles might still be good, in spite of my amateur management of the collection, I reached for a bottle of 2005 Beaujolais, that served quite nicely as the accompaniment to this delicious pasta.
The new addition of Scarlett to the Roediger household continues to bring joy. Is there a period of adjustment? Well, of course! Sumner is warming to her, and they are engaging in some terrific energetic play inside and out.
I often try and fail to photographically catch his playful but menacing snarl.
Based on "Penne alla Vodka," from Daniel Gritzer, Senior Culinary Director of SeriousEats.com. [Updated 17 March 2023]
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