TEASER!!! Coming Attraction...

The lasagna was so good I had to jump back on and share! I have to sit down and work on the recipe... as you know I tend to just go for it and I don't measure. I need to take some time to write it down the best I can. Lasagna making is a process, a long one. My brother, Benson is the lasagna master. He always makes huge batches for New Years...mmm. I think I might have given him a run for his money. But he did advise me before I created the masterpiece, as well as Mom and Dad. This was a family effort! Thanks guys! I leave you with a photo, close your eyes and you can almost taste it!

Sous Chefs

Check out these little guys! I have been working for hours on my first lasagna! My little sous chefs stayed in the kitchen at my feet the entire time! I just can't get enough of the cuteness! They were a little upset that I didnt drop anything! Lasagna will be posted soon... if it is yummy!! Mangia! Mangia!

Foodie Films

Hello Hello! I have been a bad blogger... sorry to my 13 followers. Maybe somewhere out there in cyber space someone is reading. School started again.. work as well as my grad school classes. I have been busy. This leaves me no excuse for being MIA this summer...oops.

I thought I would do a post about some of my all time favorite foodie movies. These movies make me want to cook and remind me how much food can bring people together or heal! Feel free to leave a comment if there is a great film I left out.

*Tortilla Soup
*Big Night
*Julie and Julia
*Like Water For Chocolate
*Chocolat
*Fried Green Tomatoes
*Waitress
*Ratatouille
*Eat Drink Man Woman (Tortilla Soup is based on this movie)
*The Princess and the Frog
*Woman On Top
*Sideways (for our wine-Os)

Get busy... you have a lot of movie watching to do! These movies always inspire me to get in the kitchen! I hope you enjoy them as much as we do! Dad's favorite is Big Night. Mine is a toss up between Tortilla Soup and Chocolat for movies and the two animated films make me smile! I hope you have the popcorm started by now!

Dad adds the folowing foodie films. I'm sure there are many more. Tortilla Soup makes me hungry for real Mexican food. One of my favorites that I have not seen in many years is Who is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe, a comedy mystery with a great cast.

*Who is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe
*No Reservations
*Babette's Feast
*Mostly Martha
*Dinner Rush
*Bread & Tulips

Everyone should state their favorites by voting in the comment box.

Chocolate Hazelnut BLISS

These little guys are incredible! They are smooth and luxurious. We thought we had too many when we started. But somehow we managed to eat them ALL! So easy to make and easy to eat! I think I am addicted. In fact.... maybe I should whip up a few for myself! Nutella calories don't count...right?

Chocolate Hazelnut Fried Ravioli

Wonton wrappers
1 egg
nutella spread
Powdered sugar
vegetable oil (for frying)

The fun part about ravioli is that they come in different shapes and sizes. I made my ravioli triangle. You could do circles, or something fancy!

1. Beat one egg in a bowl
2. Cut ravioli to desired shape. (i just made mine a square so I could just fold them over easily.)
3. Scoop some nutella onto wonton wrapper
4. Brush edges of wonton with egg
5. Fold or put together ravioli. The egg with work like glue to hold the edges together. Press around the edges to ensure they are stuck together. Be sure you dont use to much nutella or it will ooze out when you fry them.
6. Fry ravioli at 350 until golden brown!
7. Sprinkle with powedered sugar and dig in! (I went a little overboard with the sugar, you might want to use a bit less that the picture shows!)