Britomart's Tomato Cream Vodka Sauce

Probably my most favoritist of all pasta sauces. I like to serve this over penne pasta. You can serve it over any pasta you want!

• Mom o' Britomart's Basic Tomato Sauce
• 1/2 C heavy whipping cream
• 4 TBSP vodka
• 1/4 - 1/2 TSP cayenne powder
• Additional shredded cheese (see long, boring cheese discussion in Basic Tomato Sauce recipe)

Puree Basic Tomato Sauce in blender or food processor or using one of those hand-held blendy things (which rock - one of my favorite kitchen toys). Pour into saucepan on medium heat. Add cream and stir into sauce. Add cayenne pepper (aim is not to make this too spicy, but just give it a wee bite). Start boiling the pasta of your choice. When you're about 5-10 minutes from serving, add vodka. Pour sauce over pasta & sprinkle extra cheese on top.

Serve & enjoy!

Alternate mushroom version:
When making the basic sauce, add some sliced portabello mushrooms to the oil, butter & garlic. Sautee them for a little while - you want to cook off the mushroom moisture - probably an additional 10 minutes until you can add the tomatoes & continue with the rest of the recipe. I tend to cook big vats of the tomato sauce & freeze in batches. If you're doing something similar, just sautee mushrooms in separate pan & add to basic tomato sauce before you puree it.