Fresh Pasta: Ravioli - pgs. 89 and 90
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Well, I guess I'm feeling slightly better about the ravioli experiment now that it's "the morning after." The only thing I can say without hesitation is this: if you're making ravioli do NOT try to roll out the pasta dough by hand. Use a pasta machine, make pasta ribbons as wide as you can, and use those ribbons to make your ravioli. Ravioli pasta needs to be paper thin. You can't get to paper thin with a pastry cloth and rolling pin.
I stuffed mine with seasoned pureed squash. They tasted good, but were way too thick and probably needed to have cooked longer as they were plenty chewy. In Martha Stewart's Cooking School there are instructions for making ravioli using a pasta machine. USE IT, for heaven's sake! Our side dishes were leftover kashi and leftover long-cooked broccoli. I'm not impressed by the kashi, but the leftover broccoli was delicious.
It rained all day here again. I took advantage of the situation to accomplish another move-in task on my to-do list. I got my travel basics all reorganized for our next trip, where ever and when ever that may be. I pride myself on being able to get out the door to travel anywhere on earth in one hour or less. Of course, I usually take much longer. But I can do it in an hour and frequently do, especially for short trips.
Things that pissed me off today: the demise of Air America and the Supreme Court's ruling on corporate and union campaign contributions. I've always said that the primary reason for voting for Democratic presidents is the Supreme Court and this is a classic example. I don't want to hear any conservatives bitching about activist judges. This one takes the cake.
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