Alumni Sandstorm ~ 11/06/14 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 9 Bombers sent stuff and 1 Bomber Memorial today: Dick WIGHT ('52), Pam ROBINSON ('61) Jeanie WALSH ('63), Kathy RATHVON ('63) Maren SMYTH ('63 & '64), Toby WHEELER ('65-'66) Rick MADDY ('67), Julie SMYTH ('69wb) Steve HUNTINGTON ('73) **************************************************************** **************************************************************** BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Ron SHELBY ('59) BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Becky RULON ('66) BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jim SCHILDKNECHT ('66) BOMBER LUNCH Today: '66 Girls, 12:30, Fire Artisan Pizza BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar Click the event you want to know more about. **************************************************************** **************************************************************** >>From: Dick WIGHT ('52) Re: Vodka Sauce To: Maren SMYTH ('63 & '64) Hey, Maren. Vodka sauce recipes have been around since the dark ages (almost) and there must be 7 gazillion variations. Basically it is a tomato-based pasta sauce laced with vodka. I've also seen it served over chicken, etc. However, I really think it is a waste of vodka! My favorite "vodka sauce" is 1 part vodka, 2 parts gin, 1 part dry vermouth stirred (not shaken) in ice, then poured into a chilled glass with a lemon twist and green olive. 'Tis called a martini. -Dick WIGHT ('52) ~ settling in to our new home in balmy Richland Go Bombers! **************************************************************** **************************************************************** >>From: Pam ROBINSON Torborg ('61) Re: Vodka Sauce To: Maren SMYTH ('63 & '64) Maren, where have you been? Vodka sauce is tomato sauce with about a cup of vodka in it, along with some cream and herbs. It's quite delicious and is served in every Italian restaurant in America as "penne alla vodka". Easy to make at home, better than jarred. -Pam ROBINSON Torborg ('61) **************************************************************** **************************************************************** >>From: Barbra Williamson, aka Jeanie WALSH (Gold Medal Class of '63) Re: Vodka Sauce To: Maren SMYTH ('63 & '64) For heaven sakes, Maren, drink the sauce. -Jeanie WALSH (Gold Medal Class of '63) www.ReelectBarbraWilliamson.com **************************************************************** **************************************************************** >>From: Kathy RATHVON ('63) Vodka Sauce? Yup. I understand it's good with shrimp. -Kathy RATHVON ('63) ~ from cloudy Bellevue and where yesterday's commute set a record for length of time. 2.5 hours from Everett to Seattle **************************************************************** **************************************************************** >>From: Maren SMYTH ('63 & '64) Re: Vodka Sauce So many responses... the one from Jeanie WALSH ('63) is the best. Here are a few that were sent to me personally (not to the Sandstorm): 1. It is an Italian sauce made with tomatoes (some times cream is added) and it is used on pasta. Check "Allrecipies" and they have several uses for it. 2. Vodka sauce is a creamy version of a type of marinara and is great on pasta. Try it, you'll like it! 3. Yep, I've heard of 'Vodka Sauce', but never tried it. You can use it in any receipt that call for pasta sauce, especially chicken. Darned 'puter won't let me send to the Sandstorm today, so I used your address. 4. Vodka sauce is just a yummy tomato pasta sauce. Better with penne pasta rather than spaghetti. Here's an easy recipe = Add one cup vodka to a large jar of marinara sauce and simmer for 30 minutes; then add 1/2 cup heavy cream and heat through, then stir in 1/2 cup grated Parmesan until melted and smooth. Add 1 pound cooked penne, and top with more Parmesan. 5. Well make it and see if you like it!! Then let us know how it tastes!! BOMBERS RULE! Good thing I bought some when I saw it on the grocery store shelf... I don't drink enough to have any vodka readily available. -Maren SMYTH ('63 & '64) ` Gretna, LA where gas is $2.79/gal. **************************************************************** **************************************************************** >>From: Toby WHEELER Davis ('65-'66) Re: Vodka Sauce To: Maren SMYTH ('63 & '64) Maren, Vodka sauce is one of my family's very favorite pasta sauces. I make it all of the time and it's delicious, we lived in Rome for 3 years and this recipe is one to 'die for'. I often serve it at dinner parties, and it's always devoured... and yes, it has ½ cup of vodka in it [I think the off-the-shelf version that I bought does NOT have real vodka in it... How yummy can it be? -Maren] -Toby WHEELER Davis ('65-'66) **************************************************************** **************************************************************** >>From: Rick MADDY ('67) Re: Vodka Sauce To: Maren SMYTH ('63 & '64) Maren, I have been sauced on vodka a few times, but that must be something different. http://AlumniSandstorm.com/Xtra/Mad/141106-Prego-Vodka.jpg -Rick MADDY ('67) **************************************************************** **************************************************************** >>From: Julie SMYTH Moss ('69wb) Re: Vodka Sauce To: Maren SMYTH ('63 & '64) Maren, Maren, Maren! Use it the same as you would Alfredo or Marinara. However, I would recommend Monjuni's Pomodori. [MY little sister, the cook!! Thanks. -Maren] -Julie SMYTH Moss ('69wb) **************************************************************** **************************************************************** >>From: Steve HUNTINGTON ('73) Re: Vodka Sauce To: Maren SMYTH ('63 & '64) Maren, Pittsburgh has a number of eateries that serve a vodka sauce. Just make a good marinara sauce and add in cream and vodka to taste. Makes a nice pink colored sauce for pasta. Half a cup of vodka in a pot of sauce to maybe a cup. Half n half or heavy cream till the red is pink. Serve over penne, rigatoni, etc. Mix in some nice sweet and hot sausage and change your name to Vinny. -Steve HUNTINGTON ('73) **************************************************************** **************************************************************** Bomber Memorial >>Phil BARR ~ Class of 1957 ~ 1939 - 2014 Bomber Memorials **************************************************************** **************************************************************** That's it for today. Please send more. ****************************************************************