There are some days when Jacob and I do not get home until 7 or 8pm. Usually on days like this we're tired, hungry, and not in the mood for cooking a long and lengthy dinner. Which is where the semi-homemade method comes into play. Jacob's parents left us with some of this awesome ravioli while they were here last weekend, so we put it to use with some doctored up sauce and a nice biiiigggg salad.
Mixed greens, cucumber, carrots, blue cheese, and some of those look-like-dog-food but taste delicious sesame sticks for a little crunch. Balsamic dressing to top it off. Sounds great, right? Moving along now...
The ravioli was of the wild mushroom variety. Cooked just until it floats to the top of the boiling salty pot of water, and tossed with a little olive oil as soon as it comes out.
The sauce was made using baby portabella mushrooms, onion, garlic, and canned tomato sauce. We sauteed the mushrooms, onions and garlic just until tender and added the sauce until it heated through. A nice helping of freshly grated parmesan on top does the trick every time!
Oh, and here's a little glimpse into what I see while cooking every night. She follows me around patiently waiting for some food scraps to fall or for me to hand her a piece of vegetable to play with (the dog LOVES her vegetables). The puppy dog eyes kill me.
This is so great! Keep um coming! I just have to find some German substitutes for those (much better) American items. Like can I substitute sausage, bread and beer for the carrots, cucumbers and lettuce?
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