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Adventure Begins in the Kitchen

A Marinara Non-Recipe

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Spaghetti Plate

Over the weekend, I filmed a video describing why I love Italian food for the Michael Angelo’s “Share Your Taste for Italy” contest.  I couldn’t believe how long it had been since I got in front of the camera!  But what I couldn’t believe even more was that I have never really posted my go-to, non-recipe for marinara.

I say non-recipe, because it varies slightly every time I make it.

Sliced Tomatoes

FoodFash Marinara

2 tablespoons olive oil

3 garlic cloves, crushed

6 tomatoes, cores removed and pureed in a blender or food processor

salt and crushed red pepper to taste

fresh basil and parmesan cheese

Pour olive oil in a medium-sized pot over medium-high heat.  When the olive oil is warm, add the crushed garlic and let cook until it’s just starting to brown.  Add the pureed tomatoes, salt, and crushed red pepper and let boil for about 40 minutes.  Pour over a bed of pasta and top with basil and parmesan.

Boiling Marinara

I really love how fresh this sauce tastes and how it lightens up a pasta dish.  It also goes really well with spaghetti squash and turkey meatballs.  And I bet it would be super wonderful over some homemade gnocchi!

Official Running

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A few weeks ago, I searched for a night-time run and found that the Richard’s Run for Life 5k was about to take place.  Val and I signed up even though we knew we wouldn’t have much time to continue with our run training apps before the 4th.

Being the best and most supportive friend ever, Val suggested we order FoodFash shirts, as long as they were bright colors.  I whooped up a couple on Spreadshirt before heading to LA and, thankfully, they arrived two days before the race.

We planned a meeting spot in case we separated by the end of the run, but just before mile two we found each other and ran together the rest of the way.  We only walked for three short intervals (a minute or less) – which was impressive to both of us since the last time either of us ran was earlier in October.

 Even though there was plenty of food after the race, the lines were entirely too long for our hunger level.  We walked over to one of our favorites, The Laughing Cat, to reward our bellies with carb loaded Italian.

Oh, and a pitcher of sangria!

I ordered the mussels.  They were soaked in the best marinara in town and topped with the freshest of basil.  Even though these mussels were mammoth in size (typically not my style), the flavor and texture were similar to smaller mussels, so I didn’t mind.

I probably would have been fine with bread and mussels, but I am still partially off the non-dairy wagon and wanted to indulge in pasta from my favorite Italian joint.  So glad I did!

We most definitely celebrated burning 300 calories by consuming 1000, but it made for a super fun Friday night!

What do you like to eat after a race?