
As some may know, I spent the first few months of this year applying to MD/PhD programs. Basically what that means is that after graduating college, I will spend another 7-8 years in school working to obtain both my MD and a PhD. These programs are pretty tough to get into with each school only offering 10 positions per incoming class. I have known for a long time that I want to be a doctor, and then while in college I got really involved in research (I worked on calorie restriction and its effects on aging), so it seemed like a career that married the two would be the best for me. In early December I found out that I got into the Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan-Kettering Program and so I was really psyched and ready to go there. A few days ago, I found out that I also got into NYU, which I am also amazingly glad about. However, now I have to make decisions about where I want to spend the next ten years. I really am happy, though, and am still in a state of shock about it all. It’s one of those things where you spend so much time thinking and worrying about it, that once it works out it’s just kind of hard to believe!
I hope everyone had a good weekend!
Spaghetti with Creamy Tomato and Sausage Sauce
Serves 4
1 box whole wheat spaghetti
3 links sweet Italian chicken sausage, casings removed
1 red bell pepper
2 (14 oz) cans diced tomatoes
1/2 cup half and half
1/2 cup almond milk
4 cloves garlic
3 shallots
2 tbsp olive oil
salt and pepper
1) Start boiling the water for the pasta and cook as directed.
2) Heat 2T of EVOO in a non-stick skillet. Add the garlic and the shallots and cook until fragrant, about 2-3 minutes. Add the chicken sausage, breaking it up into pieces and crumbling it with a spatula as it cooks.
3) Once the chicken sausage is browned, add the half and half and almond milk to the pan. Boil and then simmer for 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes, red pepper, and salt/pepper to taste. Bring to a boil and then simmer for fifteen minutes, stirring every so often.
4) Mix with the cooked pasta and then serve with parmesan cheese and some good bread to mop up the sauce.
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Wow! Congratulations!!!
I could use a doctor… remind me to be extra nice to you for the next ten years… universal health care in Canada means we all universally can’t find a doctor..
I love pasta, great idea to mix the red pepper with the tomato, I love them together – I will give that a try next time.
Congratulations on being accepted at 2 great schools…now you can do “eeny, meeny…” 🙂
Thanks for sharing a very tasty dish with Presto Pasta Nights. HOpe to see you here often.
Wow!! This dish looks to die for. Yum!!
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