No, your computer isn't having a melt down with mis-dated posts; I have decided it will be easier to keep farm posts separate from culinary posts so that they are easier to search.
Now back to business.
I know I'm not the only one who has those kind of days. You know, the kind when you just can't get it together and you feel like this...
I know I'm not the only one who has those kind of days. You know, the kind when you just can't get it together and you feel like this...
or this...
...and even the thought of coming up with an idea for dinner is just too much? Well, yesterday was one of those days for me. We'd worked so hard over the weekend, first preparing for, then cleaning up after Sandy. Then back to work for a game of catch up on emails, workload, etc., etc., etc. A quick stop at the market on the way home from the office and voila - fresh pack Lobster Ravioli!
It was the first time I'd ever prepared or eaten seafood ravioli of any kind so I wasn't sure of the appropriate sauce. A tomato based sauce didn't seem right and a heavy cream sauce not quite there either. Well the one we whipped up was a hum-dinger....Lemon Chive Cream Sauce! It was so incredibly simple to make too.
First gather some fresh garlic chives from the garden and mince, around 2 TBsp. Brown some garlic (2 cloves minced) in butter - yes, real BUTTER, 2 TBsp. Then add (while whipping to emulsify) 2/3 cup cream, chives, grated fresh lemon rind (2 tsp), fresh lemon juice (2 TBsp) and grated parmesan cheese; the real stuff, one cup loosely filled. That's it. Add sea salt and fresh white pepper to taste and we had a gourmet meal in minutes. MMMMMMMMMM! Alas, no leftovers.
Now I just need to remember to 1) take pics as I cook and 2) learn how to make my own homemade seafood ravioli!
