Monday, February 15, 2010

Our snowy Valentine.... Feast!

All recipes in Lidia's Family Table and Lidia's Italian Table  -by Lidia Bastianich

(When every recipe in a chef's cookbooks turns out fantastic you'd repeatedly cook out of them too!)
Happy ValenTIMES day yall <3  xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

 
Prep work... (too bad I didn't get a picture of us rolling out Pasta Dough!)


Roasted Eggplant and Tomato with Fresh Mozzarella and Balsamic Vinegar


Garlic and Parmesan (Yellow) Polenta, Baby Asparagus Scallion Egg Salad




Homemade Ravioli with Shrimp and Tomato in a Creamy Sage Sauce



Top: Roasted Lamb with White Wine and Veggies, Bottom: Braised Beef Shoulder with Venetian Spice



Simple Apple Tart with...


Fresh Whipped Cream

Of course there was wine, bear, liquor, and even ice tea with lemon... but for the most part we were all too busy stuffing our faces! Happy Valentines day to all the eaters and the lovers and the lovers who love to eat out there...


 


 

3 comments:

  1. Im ready to make more whenever you guys are! My friend just GAVE me (can you beleive that, GAVE) a big old bag of shrimp and they are just sitting in the freezer. Was thinking about making shrimp creole but im up for suggestions ;-)

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