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Thursday, October 29, 2009

MYO...ravioli!

Okay, this is a lot less impressive than it sounds because of the genius idea of using wonton wrappers instead of making our own pasta dough (which I can't take credit for as I got the idea from this post on Love and Olive Oil). But I will pat myself on the back for this meal, because it was totally my vision and my boyfriend was just my assistant.

Butternut squash ravioli: butternut squash, mascarpone cheese, sage & thyme

Pumpkin butter sauce: pumpkin butter, butter, mascarpone, parmesean

Garnished with chopped apple and toasted pine nuts

The pumpkin butter sauce/apple combination is my favorite thing my boyfriend and I have discovered this fall, so no complaints there. What we need to figure out is what we could have added to cut the richness of the filling. It was delicious, but filled the mouth in a way that was sort of like eating a spoonful of peanut butter...but awesome peanut butter...We froze some of the uncooked ravioli for a rainy day, so any suggestions are much appreciated!

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MomOctober 30, 2009 at 9:07 PM
Sounds too yummy. I wonder if maybe a less rich sauce would help.
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My boyfriend loves to cook and is very creative in the kitchen. Although the internet is often consulted, he doesn't use recipes. He does most (ok, just about all) of the "heavy lifting" documented here. He also happens to be an amazing artist - which may contribute to his excellent food plating and presentation - so check out his art store on Etsy (and see some samples at the bottom of the page).

I perform important tasks (mainly peeling and chopping onions) and provide ideas gleaned from hours of reading food blogs, recipes and menus online, as well as gentle suggestions (i.e. "Isn't the [ingredient] going to go bad soon? Maybe we should use [ingredient] tonight..."). I am also Head Photographer and Blogmaster.

About Our Blog

In an article in the New York Times Michael Pollan said that we spend more time watching "sport" cooking shows than we do actually cooking. And he said this like it is a bad thing. We hope that this blog proves that these shows, while not explicitly instructive, can be a wonderful inspiration.

Of course no one has the time or resources to cook like an Iron Chef all the time. Sometimes we decide to be adventurous and try more elaborate dishes, but generally we want to show that it isn't difficult to put together interesting, creative, and healthy meals any night of the week. We don't make a weekly plan, we don't decide what to make and then go get ingredients. We buy random fun and interesting things that catch our eye at the grocery store, and then figure out how we can use them.

So don't look here for recipes (for the most part the description of what we ate is all there is to it - "mashed turnip with horseradish" is mashed turnip with horseradish!), look here for everyday ideas and inspiration.

Aphorisms from the Professor: Brillat-Savarin

Thursday, October 29, 2009

MYO...ravioli!

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