Carbo Loading!!

During some of the LONG, LONG, LONG rides this summer we had hours of time to kill in between hosts.  Unfortunately when we got west of Louisiana the towns became further and further apart and there was less opportunity to stop and smell the roses.  I was frequently know for my hot seat questions which ranged from favorite color to best vacation spot, what's your family like to if you could be a vegetable what would you be and why.

One of the frequent questions I loved asking people was what would your last meal be?  My answer would be my mother's eggplant parmesan, a Malbec and lavender creme brulee.  For some reason this would get people talking about favorite foods and what they would consider to be their signature dish.  One hot afternoon (the ride into Amarillo to be exact - the ONE day out of the entire summer I COMPLETELY forgot to blog about) Steph asked me about my signature dish; for some reason homemade butternut squash ravioli just rolled off my tongue.  I promised her we would one day make homemade ravioli (something that is on her 30 Before 30 List).

Well with all that back story, today was the day we would cover my dining room in flour and bang out some homemade ravioli.  What better time than the day before the big half marathon (marathon for Steph).

Start will flour wells and eggs

Roll the dough back and forth a whole bunch of times

Add some filling and voila ... TONS and TONS of ravioli!!