Spanish Ravioli

We recently got together with some friends for homemade Spanish tapas.  Everyone was asked to bring 2 tapas dishes with an influence from Spain.  In anticipation of the evening, we scoured the internet for recipes and ideas.  We were not feeling very inspired with the recipes we were finding until we came across some Spanish Ravioli.  We LOVE making ravioli but have always stuck to very Italian flavors.  This was inspiring. There were only a couple recipes to be found and so we read some ideas from Spanish chefs and combined some different Spanish flavors to infuse the ravioli with a fiesta in every bite.

Spaghetti Squash

Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Carrots... cooked :)

Broccoli and Sliced Almonds

Green Olive Relish

Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad

Black Bean Lime Salad with Cilantro Sauce

Christmas Break Salad

 

I got a mandoline for Christmas this year (so excited!) and yes, I cut myself the very first time I used it but that isn't going to stop me.  Today for lunch I was feeling the particular need to break away from all of the rich foods we have been gorging ourselves on over the holiday - cheeseball, chorizo stuffed peppers, creamed eggs (another blog post for another day), homemade fudge, etc...  I was determined to make a salad.  Unfortunately, all of the salad greens that are the normal stock in our fridge had gone bad during our healthy balanced diet hiatus. Cue: mandoline.

Perfect Pie Crust

This is the 'perfect' pie crust recipe that we grew up using. It is versatile so you can make it thin or thicker and it's not too flaky. It makes enough for 4+ pies and freezes well as a dough ball or in the shape of your pie tin. MMmmmm enjoy!