Saturday, October 26, 2013

RECIPE: Fresh Pumpkin Ravioli

Fresh Pumpkin Ravioli with Sage Butter and Parmigiano-Reggiano Cheese.

Like I have mentioned before, I love pasta! Tonight I decided to try making some fresh pumpkin ravioli. The end result was quite tasty. One thing that I will try to improve the next time I make this is to puree the fresh pumpkin a bit more. The pumpkin filling tasted just fine, but I would have liked the texture to have been a little smoother. The ravioli is topped off with some sage butter and fresh grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese. I used a recipe from Williams-Sonoma. You can find the recipe here. This recipe was pretty easy to make. It does take some time to make it as you need to roast the pumpkin for about 50 minutes. But during that time, you can make your fresh pasta. Making fresh pasta is a lot of fun, and it tastes so much better than store bought pasta. Having a glass or two of wine while you're making the pasta adds to the fun too!

Fresh ravioli out of the tray.


Craftsy Mystery Box!

Contents of my Craftsy Mystery Box
A few weeks ago, I happen to come across Craftsy.com on Facebook. Craftsy.com is an online community of people with a passion in crafts such as quilting, knitting, sewing, cake decorating, photography, embroidery, food & cooking, and more! What attracted me to Craftsy's Food & Cooking, is that they offer cooking classes videos that are taught by award-winning chefs. They also offer great recipes and cooking tips. Check out their website at www.craftsy.com.

Craftsy's food community on Facebook is called the Culinary Club. They had a promotion a few weeks ago called the Mystery Box Giveaway. They gave away a Mystery Box full of culinary tools every hour. I was lucky enough to win the first Mystery Box! It was a nice surprise. Above is a photo of the items I received in my Mystery Box. It contained a ravioli stamp from Williams-Sonoma, a spatula, a microplane, Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Extract from Nielsen Massey, and some Meatball & Burger Seasoning from Mourad's Moroccan Seasoning Blends. I've been really getting into making homemade pastas lately, so all of these items will come in handy! Thanks Craftsy!

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