As I mentioned in my most recent post, I ran the Hot Chocolate 15K last weekend, and also volunteered as a running buddy at the DC Girls on the Run 5K. So I had figured that I’d be all “runned out” by this weekend, right? WRONG!
Soooo Jarrett and I went out to the bar with friends and had “party night” on Friday, so we then had “date night” on Saturday at Tsunami Sushi and Lounge in Logan Circle to use up one of my livingsocial deals (no blog post on Tsunami, I’d give it an “average”, nothing special). We were very tame on Saturday night and I had been receiving peer pressure all week to do the Jingle All The Way 8K on Sunday morning. It was only 5 miles and it was a beautiful, sunny morning (though cold) so I figured, “What the hell?” and registered on-site that morning. And it was a quick, fun run:)
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| The Tulsa Hurry Canes! (yes, I'm aware I didn't go to Tulsa... but they all did... it's all good!) |
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| Jenn and Me:) |
I went to a fantastic brunch at Old Ebbitt Grill with the Hurry Canes afterwards (definitely get the Long Island Eggs if you go there, and the French Toast looked good if you want something sweet), then I headed home to shower and put on my sweats.
Anywho, the reason I’m telling you all this is because after a run, I usually just want to lounge around at home and cook. So after we put up our sweet, gaudy Christmas tree, that is exactly what I did.
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| I love lights! And ornaments! And candy canes! And yes, my wall and foam roller are both orange. |
Pumpkin Sausage Pasta
Ingredients
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, plus 1 tablespoon
1 pound sweet Italian sausage
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 bay leaf, fresh or dried
4 to 6 sprigs sage leaves, cut into chiffonade, about 2 tablespoons
1 cup dry white wine
1 cup chicken stock
1 cup canned pumpkin
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Coarse salt and black pepper
1 pound penne rigate, cooked al dente
Romano or Parmigiano, for grating
Directions
1. Heat a large, deep nonstick skillet or sauté pan over medium high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the pan and brown the sausage in it (if using sausage links, first remove sausage from casing). Transfer sausage to paper towel lined plate. Drain fat from skillet and return pan to the stove.
2. Add the remaining tablespoon oil, and then the garlic and onion. Saute 3 to 5 minutes until the onions are tender.
3. Add bay leaf, sage, and wine to the pan. Reduce wine by half, about 2 minutes.
4. Add stock and pumpkin and stir to combine, stirring sauce until it comes to a bubble.
5. Return sausage to pan, reduce heat, and stir in cream. Season the sauce with the cinnamon and nutmeg, and salt and pepper, to taste.
6. Simmer mixture 5 to 10 minutes to thicken sauce.
7. Remove the bay leaf from sauce. Return drained pasta to the pan and toss with the pumpkin sausage sauce over low heat for 1 minute.
8. Garnish the pasta with lots of grated cheese.
*Original recipe may be located here.
Best enjoyed in the fall or winter with a glass of wine (as always) and Love Actually!
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