Spaghetti and Doulas

Doula - A support person, usually female, with no medical or midwifery training, who provides emotional assistance to a mother or pregnant couple before, during or after childbirth

Friends, I have had quite an interesting night. I decided to see an author speak at Quail Ridge Books. I've always liked that bookstore, but I had never been to any events in the past. The book was The Cotton Gown, a Midwife's Memoir.
I got to Quail Ridge about 20 minutes early to find myself surrounded by doulas, all talking about the beauty of childbirth. Two things popped into my head:
1. My best friend, Rachel, who is bit thrown off by the whole birthing process
2. The Wisconsin scene in my new favorite movie Away We Go (if you haven't seen it, netflix it immediately)
Anyway, the entire night was an adventure including, but not limited to, natural childbirth while holding a picture of Krishna, life on communes, and a hippy male nurse in a fanny pack.

Before the book review, I made homemade spaghetti:

Quick, Cheap, and Easy Marinara
Hot italian sausage
1 large can of crushed tomatoes
1 tsp. olive oil
1-2 cloves of garlic, chopped
Oregano
Red pepper flakes

Brown italian sausage with olive oil and garlic in a sauce pan over medium-high heat. Add crushed tomatoes, oregano, and red pepper flakes. Decrease heat to low. Cook for ~30 minutes.