Sunday, September 12, 2010

Squashing!

I planned a nice dinner with a few friends, but ALAS none could make it. No matter, I don't need an excuse to cook or eat wonderful food :)

This dish was inspired by Bobby Flay's Butternut Squash ravioli, but of course, I did not follow the recipe exactly. I am no sheep! With my budget, the hazelnuts had to go, and I added plenty of cheese (can never have too much!) and herbs that I thought would fit. The brown butter sauce, even though it sounded delicious, had to go as well. I just can't bring myself to put two whole sticks of butter in a pan. FAT!

Making ravioli at home was a lot more work than I anticipated! After making the filling, I had to wrap each ravioli individually gahhhh


Eventually, I had a giant pile of yummy ravioli- dropped 'em in boiling water and then sauteed for a little crunch on the outside. Topped with some parm' and a couple of sage leaves for fun, and violĂ !



Friday, September 10, 2010

Starting Out :)

I thought I'd start a blog, in hopes it would inspire me to not only cook more, but cook things that are worth posting about! Get me ready for Italy...

My first will be a simple flan that I made for a friend's potluck.
I also shaved some dark chocolate (straight from Germany!) and sprinkled on top.
yummmmm