Don’t you just love it when you get home from work and all you have to do is put your slippers on because dinner is ready? This doesn’t happen very often so when it does I can’t take it for granted. Last night J made dinner but it was probably because his friend B was over and they had to eat before hockey. Regardless, it was still great and the best part was the sauce J heated up, Trader Joes Vodka Sauce.  I was very excited to give this a try. Usually I just throw together a quick homemade tomato sauce since it’s so super easy but it’s always nice to have a backup for occasions like this and there aren’t very many canned or jarred sauces out there that I enjoy.

I should have taken the photo when the sauce was still in the jar, or when it was actually on the pasta, but I forgot. The ingredients are all organic and unlike Canadian organic foods it’s inexpensive. It could be considered a creamy tomato sauce since there is cream and cheese in it but I didn’t feel like it tasted heavy or thick. It was actually on the sweet side which I wasn’t expecting.  I couldn’t detect the vodka per say but I am sure it added some tang to the sauce. I added fresh ground pepper, but it definitely doesn’t need any salt. It’s not overly salty but the seasoning is pretty well balanced.  We had it served over whole wheat spaghetti but I heard it’s amazing over gnocchi as well. I probably would buy this again for those nights when laziness or time crunches kick in. I think it would also be great kicked up with some peppers!