Photo by Farideh Sadeghin.

We don’t know about you guys, but some of us around here at the MUNCHIES office are starting to suffer from seasonal depression. The first snow has fallen, temperatures have dropped well below freezing, and it’s getting mighty cold and gray out there.

When you start suffering from a lack of vitamin D and a messed up circadian rhythm, you can either do the responsible thing and start taking extra good care of yourself, or binge watch all six episodes of Planet Earth 2 and eat your feelings.

One surefire cure for your winter ennui is a big bowl of this penne alla vodka, which is Italian for “pasta of the ultimate comfort.” OK, fine, that’s not quite true, but it might as well be.

Pasta with crushed tomatoes, heavy cream, and (preferably) way too much parmesan cheese on top is the answer, no matter what your question is. Eat now and hibernate until spring.