Turns out, it was super easy and completely delicious! Not to mention affordable and provides plenty of variations - you can add meat, mushrooms, onions, different spices, the list is practically endless! I'm still tweaking the recipe, and doubt I'll make it the same way every time, but for now this is a delicious, solid pasta sauce. You could add some citric acid to help it keep, but I find it lasts at least a week in the 'fridge just fine, and it rarely lasts that long anyway (have I mentioned how much I love pasta, esp. now that I can get it all GF?).
A few months ago, I wanted spaghetti and realized I was out of sauce! Gasp! Horror! Instead of dashing out to spend money on a jar of delicious red gloop, I looked at the ingredients I had laying around and decided to try making my own sauce. Ambitious, right?
Turns out, it was super easy and completely delicious! Not to mention affordable and provides plenty of variations - you can add meat, mushrooms, onions, different spices, the list is practically endless! I'm still tweaking the recipe, and doubt I'll make it the same way every time, but for now this is a delicious, solid pasta sauce. You could add some citric acid to help it keep, but I find it lasts at least a week in the 'fridge just fine, and it rarely lasts that long anyway (have I mentioned how much I love pasta, esp. now that I can get it all GF?).
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Last week I found out I'd been rejected for the lottery housing I'd been in the running for since August last year. Major bummer. I really thought I'd get this awesome and affordable 1 bedroom in a brand new luxury building in my same neighborhood and I'd be set for my future here in NYC. Hah. Silly Julia.
When I found out, I was pretty upset - I'm not sure "devastated" is quite the word, but definitely crushed. Suddenly, I found myself reeling under a tidal wave of confusion about what I'm even doing with my life. I dub those 32ish hours my Quarter Life Crisis. I am so thankful for my friends that I chatted with at length; their input and sharing really helped me come to terms with my situation and feelings of confusion/over-whelmedness over this crazy little thing called Life. I also discovered (much to my chagrin), I can't do everything. GASP! WAH?! I know. It surprised me, too. I've always been Ms. Multi-tasker, taking on everything all at once. Well, I realized this week that I don't NEED to tackle my projects in one fell swoop; and, in fact, I've been needlessly over-stressing myself by doing just that. Let me elucidate. This week, I'm taking on a slightly higher position at work - filling in for a woman who's on vacation. It involves a lot of detail, and I've been super nervous about the whole thing, but also very excited. I also found out I didn't get the lottery housing and (for some reason) decided I needed to 1. Find an apartment and 2. Move in by April. What?! Instead of focusing on my top priority (successfully filling in at work), I was pulling myself in all sorts of crazy directions and getting engulfed by the stress. Thankfully, the night before I took over, I got my head on straight. I realized it's OK not to cram my life trying to do everything all at once. I'm the one putting these ridiculous pressures on myself - and needlessly! Something that's come up frequently the past several week is that "busy" isn't necessarily good OR productive. I can't begin to describe how true I've found this to be! I'm endeavoring to give myself grace and peace, and not worry about everything all at once. I found this picture on pinterest, and found it incredibly apt for |
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