{"id":7305,"date":"2019-01-23T13:59:46","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T21:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amyglaze.com\/?p=7305"},"modified":"2019-01-23T17:05:52","modified_gmt":"2019-01-24T01:05:52","slug":"brown-butter-butternut-squash-ravioli-with-maple-parmesan-cream-bacon-and-radicchio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.amyglaze.com\/brown-butter-butternut-squash-ravioli-with-maple-parmesan-cream-bacon-and-radicchio\/","title":{"rendered":"Brown Butter Butternut Squash Ravioli with Maple Parmesan Cream, Bacon and Radicchio"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pretend you’re a two-year-old for a sec who has no idea that making ravioli is for gourmands only. Seriously, if my toddler can do it so can you! And if you’ve never tried to make ravioli or pasta dough before, then know that it is much easier than most people realize and way more delicious and nutritious (I use egg yolks) than anything you can buy in the store.<\/p>\n

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It has been eye opening to see what a toddler can do in the kitchen without preconceived notions as to what may or may not be challenging. It has definitely been a wake up call for me as a parent to not pre-judge my child’s intellectual capabilities or interests.<\/p>\n

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For example, Layla takes p\u00e2te bris\u00e9e<\/em> and rolls it out and flips it about like a pro and for this pasta recipe, I thought for sure it would be too difficult, but she got right up on her chair and helped make the dough by hand and then guide our finished product out from the pasta roller . And she had no problem helping me stuff our little half moons \u2013 or “pockets” as she calls them \u2013 pressing gently around the filling to release air bubbles. She punched the pasta out and then dusted it with a little flour to prevent sticking and neatly placed her pockets with no overlap on a plate. Honestly, I don’t know where she channeled this from. I’ve never made homemade pasta for her.<\/p>\n

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The only caveat to making great ravioli is that you do need a pasta roller of some sort. Thanks to my dear foodie friends Ivan and Nadine, I have a professional KitchenAid with every attachment known to mankind (best house warming gift ever!). I also have an old-school counter mounted hand crank type pasta roller, and this one is not easy to use because it doesn’t stay attached to the counter. My only warning to parents making this recipe with kids is: young children should not be allowed to work an electric pasta roller on their own because their little fingers could potentially get caught and crushed \u2013 ‘yes’ on catching the pasta from the bottom and ‘no’ on feeding it into the roller.<\/p>\n

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This recipe came about because I’m working on how to get orange foods past Layla’s pursed lips. Orange foods (sweet potato, carrots, pumpkin, squash, etc) are disgusting in her mind and they get shoved far across the plate and sometimes just thrown to our pup \u2013 who doesn’t like them either. <\/p>\n

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I am a true believer that it becomes easier to eat things you hate if you spend time cooking and preparing them in the kitchen. For me, my time cooking on the Meat Station at Guy Savoy in Paris helped me to get over my disdain for thymus glands, liver, and brains. I still won’t go out of my way to eat those things, but I’m not as grossed out as I used to be by offal. For Layla, that’s just orange veggies. <\/p>\n