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 Andrea made this recipe from DINNER AT THE ZOO. The only thing Andrea did different was using Trader Joe's Organic Fusilli Corti pasta and it was fabulous how it could grab so much sauce! Ingredients 16   ounces   penne pasta 2   tablespoons   butter 2   teaspoons   garlic 1/2   teaspoon   crushed red pepper flakes   plus more for garnish if desired 28   ounce can   Italian style or San Marzano whole tomatoes 1/4   cup   vodka 1   cup   heavy cream 3/4   cup   grated parmesan cheese   plus more for serving salt and pepper to taste 2   tablespoons   chopped parsley Instructions Cook the pasta in salted boiling water according to package directions. While the pasta is cooking, prepare the sauce. Melt the butter in a large pan over medium heat. Add the garlic and red pepper flakes and cook for 30 seconds. Place the tomatoes in a blender or food processor and puree until smooth. Pour th...

This cocktail was on the TODAY show 4th hour as they were in New Orleans and they had the new head chef Meg Bickford from Commander's Palace making a few recipes and this cocktail. The story is the BEST part. The tale of a drink's invention in three parts: Part I: One night at the Commander's Palace bar, we tell Bryan Batt, our childhood friend, Broadway actor and all-around beloved character, that we are hard at work on a cocktails book. He says he's had in mind a great drink name for years, and we must invent a drink and call it the "Tequila Mockingbird." We laugh so loud, it is quite unladylike. Part II: Lu creates a drink and says, "Try this, Ti. It's good," but Ti asks her to add two dashes of angostura bitters. She does. The drink is perfect. We are prouder than proud. Part III: When all-knowing Doc Cocktail comes into the Swizzle Stick Bar, we offer our new invention to get his praise. He informs us that there is already a drink called the...