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| Cheese Raviolis with Pumpkin Sauce |
This looks good right...wrong. I have been in a cooking slump... my magic wand is broken. All my concoctions have turned into toad's stew lately. Probably, because I have been working with apples, pumpkins, and squash... which are not part of my regular "go to" ingredients... also Fall herbs like rosemary and sage are not typical for me to cook with either...
I have been trying to make more seasonal meals, and so I have been pushing at my culinary limits... this is all good in the long run, but in the short run I need to come up with recipes for this blog.
My husband encouraged me to share my most recent cooking failure with you.
"Because you don't want them to think EVERYTHING you make tastes good ALL the time."
He is right... if you really want to learn to cook well you do have to take some chances... sometimes they work out really well, and other times... like this sauce... they just come out too sweet.
I had looked at several pumpkin sauce recipes on line. None of them incorporated apples into the recipe. Which I thought would be a great idea because they are so available at this time of year too.
I decided to add apple cider to the sauce, thinking it would be like white wine... but more seasonal. Combine with the pumpkin puree...it just made the sauce way too sweet. I did add fresh sage to the recipe, which is an earthy contrast to sweet pumpkin, but it wasn't enough of a balancing agent to off set the apple cider.
Oh, well I tried and I will try again...
I really just need to keep my cooking in perspective: a ruined dinner is truly not that big of a deal... there is always pizza.
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| Hosted by Home Maid Simple and Simple Living with Diane Balch |
Foodie Friday Features:
From: My Carolina Kitchen
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Pumpkin Black Bean Soup Caribbean Style |
This is soup uses Sherry vinegar which has a fantastic flavor. Combine with pumpkin and black beans you have a right in season satisfying vegetarian meal.
From: Carissa's Food Blog
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| Chicken with White Bean Enchiladas |
I just love the contrast between the mellow chicken and white beans and the chilies in this recipe. Great for a chilly Fall night.
From: cook with Sara
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| Caramel Apple Cookies |
What could possibly be better than caramel baked into an apple cookie? I can't think of anything. A perfect Autumn dessert.
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