Given this love for lesser celebrated holidays, you can imagine my excitement when 30 Rock (a show that sometimes feels like a documentary about my life as a woman who speaks German poorly and wears huge cotton underpants) featured Leap Day as the central theme in last Thursday's episode.
Crosspost(s):
If you, like me, hope to celebrate Leap Day with gusto, you'll appreciate today's crossposts: A 30 Rock clip succinctly explaning the rich history of Leap Day through song, and a Huff Post nod to everyone's favorite fictional Leap Day comedy, Leap Dave Williams.
Crock Pot Recipe:
For your Leap Day feast, MomsWhoThink.com has a great crock pot shrimp marinara recipe. A marinara dish is appropriate to the day since marinara sauce means mariner's sauce, and Leap Day William (the patron saint of Leap Day) is a marine figure who resides in the Mariana Trench.
Ingredients:
1 (16 oz.) can of cut tomatoes2 tablespoons minced parsley
1 clove of minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste
1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
1 lb. cooked shelled shrimp
Grated parmesan cheese
Cooked spaghetti
Directions:
1. In a crock pot, combine tomatoes with parsley, garlic, basil, salt, pepper, oregano, tomato paste and seasoned salt
2. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 7 hours
3. Turn control to high, stir in shrimp, cover and cook on high for 10 to 15 minutes more
4. Serve over cooked spaghetti
5. Top with parmesan cheese
Happy reading and bon app!
I think the unofficial Leap Day song should be Suffer the Children by Tears for Fears, in keeping with the Leap Day William tradition of trading children's tears for candy.
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