I went to drop off a gift to a friend who had a baby a couple weeks ago. She opened the door and pulled me inside, "You've got to come try this." She made a fantastic pumpkin cake from Bon Appetit magazine. She just had a baby and she's making a gourmet cake! She's obviously SuperMom! So I thought, "I don't even have a newborn. Why am I reading all these foodie books, but not cooking? So I went through a pile of recipes ripped from magazines that I would *someday* try and found Squash Ravioli with Herbed Butter Sauce from Family Fun magazine. This just happens to be similar to my absolute favorite dish from my absolute favorite Italian restaurant. And if it's in Family Fun, it must be kid friendly, right? So after two extra trips to grocery stores to find butternut squash that I thought I already had in the freezer, I put Allegra down for a nap and enlisted Aurora's help, because the kid in the picture looked around Aurora's age. Ha Ha. After four hours I was ready to throw out Family-Not-So-Fun.
It made barely enough to feed the four of us. Thank goodness the family I invited over for dinner never called back. Aurora and Allegra wouldn't touch it, and they eat just about anything. I liked it, but was so tired that I couldn't like it that much. I told Mark he'd better eat it, or else. When I talked to my sister later about it, she was surprised it took so long. She said she just used canned pumpkin and wonton wrappers. AHHHHHHH! I think I'll just eat out next time.
4 comments:
Oh Carrie!!! I am so sorry!! I too have made dinners like that before!! It looks really yummy in your picture!
Oh no! In my defense, the won ton wrappers were easier, but didn't end up looking half as lovely as your picture.
Carrie, that sounds like fun! I have learned from experience that cooking fancy meals for my family are a total bust. I am the only one who will eat the finished product because my boys and my wife are very picky eaters. The raviolis looked great and I sure they tasted great as well.
Justin
I just read this post, sorry, I'm a little slow, and it made me laugh so I wanted to tell you, I really appreciate your honesty!! I sometimes spend way too much time making something and at least my youngest will just cry and cry, cuz he doesn't want to eat it. I've been having a lot of luck with my "Cooking Light" recipe book, so far everything has tasted amazing, and is pretty easy to make.
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