The Mag that started it all.












Roadkill?

Paige on yer iPod!

Here she is!

Looks Good Enough to Eat!

And we did!

 

Ravioli perfection

Well not to blow our horn too much but holy moly these were the best ever. Paige made a filling of acorn squash and several key secret ingredients.

It was the tiniest bit sweet -- not sure why Mario feels the need for the crushed amaretto cookie (!) over the cheese. Would have been perfect Il Primi for something more succulent, lamb sausage or sweetbreads.

 
 
 

 Eggs? Key! This one was green, straight from the chickens's, um, well, straight from the chicken.

What's a Grecian Urn?

 

Oh, about fifteen bucks an hour.

For this meal we made farfale without the pastry cutter -- totally different mouthfeel, gestalt, the works. But they seem so much prettier than the previous, had to snap it.

What It's All About

 

All the new gear worked great.
Only problem is that I tried freezing the pasta and it seemd to come out, well, a little 'leathery' let's say. Didnt matter how many minutes it boiled -- tried from 45 seconds to over 5 minutes -- it never seemd quite as succulent and soft and, well, toothsome as the totally fresh.
Next time I'm going to boil up one fresh one right after I make it to compare.
Live and learn.