Roasted Squash Ravioli with Sage

Let's talk ravioli. If you haven't made it, you probably think it's hard, right? It's actually easy and fun and if you make the filling ahead of time, it really doesn't take that long to make them.

There are many ways to make ravioli and I think I've tried them all. You can roll out the sheets of pasta with something as basic as a rolling pin  (a lot of work).  But a little equipment makes the job much easier.  For years I used the trusty Atlas pasta machine to roll out the dough into sheets. This required hand cranking and certainly wasn't hard.

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Stuffed Eggplant

Even if you're not a big eggplant fan, this is a dish you still might like. I personally love eggplant but in this dish, the eggplant is really used as a stuffing with other ingredients. Get yourself a grilled or toasted piece of crusty bread and you can spread the stuffing on the bread. Add a glass of red wine and it's a perfect light dinner.

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A16 Food + Wine Cookbook Winner!

We have a winner of the cookbook from A16, the wonderful Italian restaurant in San Francisco. It's Claudia from Cook, Eat, FRET! If you don't know of her wonderful blog, please hop on over there and check it out. She is always whipping up something interesting. I hope she enjoys the book, because I know what a lover of Italian food she is! Congratulations, Claudia!