A tribute to the late Great Uncle John

My dad's tribute to his uncle of the same name, his "Perf" martini.

30 minute meal? I am WAY too hungry for that

Alright Rachael Ray, I had to one-up you. Tonight I made a healthy and delicious dinner in 20 minutes. Actually, it may have been even less than that. After working at a wine tasting tonight, I came home with my stomach growling, and not wanting to grab fast food or stuff a sandwich into my mouth I decided I would actually cook.

This is what I threw together, and it literally took me the time it takes to boil water and cook pasta, with about as much thought as it takes to make a salad. Unfortunately, I can't give you exact measurements because I only cooked enough for myself and didn't keep track of it, but it is straightforward enough that you can figure it out or alter it depending on your taste.

I chopped up some yellow onion and garlic, sauteed it in olive oil and added some pine nuts. Once the nuts were beginning to toast I added chopped tomato and canned tuna. A few pinches of salt and pepper, some dried basil from my garden, a handful of spinach and a splash of white wine later and my sauce was ready. I added the linguine I had boiled during all of this, shredded some Parmesan on top and my dinner was complete.

Sorry Rach.

German Dinner

My mom, for some reason, rarely cooks traditional German dinners anymore, so when she does I tend to get pretty excited. Just the other day she surprised us all with a dinner of Schweinebraten, Knödel and Süß-sauer Kraut. In other words, pork roast, dumplings and sweet and sour cabbage. It was so yummy! I have convinced her that we HAVE to turn this into a trend and start making German dinners much more often.

Can't forget the beer!