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Showing posts with label cheese. Show all posts

Gluten Free Ravioli Recipe from Maggiano's

Today is the day! Maggiano's  new gluten free menu is launching. But just in case you are feeling adventurous in the kitchen, they shared their recipe for those AMAZING gluten free raviolis with me. If you check out my previous blog post you can read about their new gluten free menu that I got to try in an exclusive preview tasting. The raviolis totally stole the show.


Patricia’s Gluten-Free Cheese Ravioli with Spring Vegetables (may substitute any gluten-free pasta of choice)
Serves 4

Spring Vegetable Ingredients:
4 Tablespoons Olive Oil
1 Large Yellow Bell Pepper, diced ½”
1 Large Red Bell Pepper, diced ½”
1 Medium Carrot, diced ½”
Salt and Pepper to taste
8 Stocks Asparagus, sliced on a bias ½ “pieces
1 Small Leek, diced ½”

Instructions
Preheat your oven to 375˚. Once you have diced your yellow and red peppers place in a small bowl, toss with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Place on a baking tray and cook for approximately 10-12 minutes or until there is slight char to the peppers. Remove from oven and reserve until the rest of the vegetables are ready.
Place a pot of cold water on stove on high heat. Season water with salt to add flavor to your carrots and asparagus. Once the water has come to a boil, place asparagus in boiling water and cook for 2-3 minutes, depending on how thick the asparagus is. Once the asparagus is al dente, place in an ice bath to stop the cooking process. While asparagus is cooling in ice bath place, put diced carrots in same boiling water and cook for one minute. Place carrots in water bath to stop the cooking process. Once asparagus and carrots are cool, place in a bowl and reserve.
Cut one small leek in half lengthwise. Then split the leek in half lengthwise again. Cut into ½” pieces. You want to use some of the green part for flavor. Rinse leeks very good to remove all dirt.
Place clean leeks in same bowl as carrots and asparagus, then add roasted peppers that have cooled reserve.

Parmesan Broth Recipe
4 cups Gluten-Free Chicken Stock
1 Tbsp Corn Starch (plus 2 Tbsp water to mix)
1 Cup Small Diced Parmesan Cheese, about ¼ “
1 Sprig Fresh Thyme
1 Bay Leaf
4 Whole Black Peppercorns

Instructions
Place gluten-free chicken stock in a medium sauce pot add fresh thyme, bay leaf and black peppercorns and put on the stove on a medium high heat to bring to a simmer. While stock is heating, add two tablespoons of cold water in a small bowl with the cornstarch and mix together so corn starch dissolves. Once stock has come to a simmer add corn starch water mixture to stock and continue to cook for 2-3 minutes or until slightly thickened. Turn off burner and slowly add small diced parmesan cheese and mix until all cheese has melted into the chicken stock. Strain the broth making sure to remove bay leaf, thyme and whole peppercorns, reserve broth.
Truffle Mascarpone Recipe
½ Cup Cream Cheese, room temperature
½ Cup Mascarpone Cheese
2 Tablespoons White Truffle Oil
¼ Tsp Kosher Salt
1/8 Tsp Fresh Ground Pepper

Instructions
Place softened cream cheese and mascarpone in a mixing bowl and mix until incorporated. Add white truffle oil, salt, and pepper. Continue to mix until everything is incorporated, reserve.

Additional ingredients
28 pieces Gluten-Free Cheese Ravioli or Gluten-Free Pasta of Choice
4 Tablespoons Whole Butter
4 Tablespoons Sun-Dried Tomatoes
¼ Cup Fresh Chopped Basil


Finishing Dish
Place Parmesan Broth in a large sauté pan and place on medium high heat. Add butter; once butter has slightly melted, add gluten-free ravioli. (Make sure they are not frozen and have thawed in your refrigerator. If you can’t find gluten-free ravioli, you may use any gluten-free pasta of your choice). Follow cooking instructions for gluten-free pasta on box for cooking. Once broth has come back to a simmer, add your spring vegetables and sun-dried tomatoes and continue to simmer, making sure that the ravioli/pasta is not sticking to the bottom. There should be enough of the broth to be able to simmer the ravioli/pasta to cook all the way through. Once heated throughout, turn off heat. Add fresh chopped basil and mix to incorporate. Place ravioli /pasta on a large platter or you may divide into 4 different plates. Evenly distribute the vegetables on top of the ravioli/ pasta. Place three to four small dollops of the truffle mascarpone on top of each dish and enjoy

Chefs and wineries wow Dallas foodies


The main event of Savor Dallas, The Grand Tasting, is an event from a food and drink lover’s dreams. We got to The Grand Tasting right on time, no one has time for being fashionably late when food prepared by some of the best chefs in Dallas and wine are on the line. We meandered through rows of more than 60 of Dallas’ star chefs, culinary artisans, and winemakers, distilleries, and craft breweries. The boozy stations were positioned next door to each food station to provide a perfect pairing.

When you arrive, you receive a wine glass and a tray that hooks handily onto the stem (there's no time for stopping with all the food possibilities around you). Although I lucked out with free tickets, this is Savor Dallas’ priciest event ($150 a ticket). Once you’re in it’s a free for all, as much as you can eat and drink.



Grand Cru Classé Bordeaux wines were an amazing treat to taste. I also loved the Decoy, Hess Collections, and McPherson. A “spirits alley” was a fun shake up from the full bodied reds I was sipping. My favorite craft cocktail was the St Germain Cocktail - I noted the recipe below.

It’s amazing that such tiny plates of food can make your eyes roll back in your head. Some of my favorites were by: Meso Maya, Eddie V’s, Max’s Wine Dive, Rodeo Goat, SER Steak + Spirits, Texas Spice, Ocean Prime, and The Palm. The longest line in the building wasn’t for steak, brisket, or rabbit… it was for Henry’s Homemade Ice Cream. Their caramel sea salt ice cream was creamy, salty, and rich. We almost stood in that long line for a second serving. 
I can't wait to see what they bring us next year. Tips? I'd say show up right on time (some stations will run out of food/wine after the first 2 hours), wear comfortable shoes (there aren't many places to sit), and come hungry (they may be little bites, but I promise you, you'll have enough of them to more than satisfy your appetite)!

St Germain Cocktail:
  • 2 parts Brut Champagne
  • 1 ½ parts St Germain
  • 2 parts Sparkling Water
  • Stir completely in tall, ice-filled Collins glass.
  • Garnish with a lemon twist.
The perfect drink for an outdoor party, it is so refreshing. Seriously guys, try this.

Weekend in Paris

What a relaxing weekend I had in Paris…. and it only took us two hours to get there! The number one thing on the list of things to do in Paris, Texas? See the Eiffel Tower... an Eiffel Tower equipped with a bright red cowboy hat, because, Texas. 
We set up a picnic in front of the Eiffel Tower with the picnic backpack I bought on Red Envelop. I love being outside, eating dinner on the ground, in a park, is better than at the kitchen table. This has been an outrageously good purchase.
When in front of the Eiffel Tower, you need heart shaped cheese, salami, crackers, berries, wine... and a view of that red cowboy hat. 
I would recommend taking a photo and cropping off the cowboy hat to see how many people on social media you can trick into thinking you’re really in France. I think we tricked a few people… (at least 32 people, Facebook will confirm)
Antiquing was shockingly fun. There are several shops that have taken antiques and repurposed them for a more modern look. Check out the newest addition to my apartment: a hanging bar made out of an old whiskey barrel. If you think you need some new furniture, this is the first spot to go. 
We stayed in the Magnolia House B&B, so old and adorable. The breakfast cooking was AMAZING. We told them I prefer to eat mostly gluten free and they made me the most amazing breakfast ever.
Paris, TX has an annual wine festival on April, 11, 2015. The Magnolia House ladies totally talked me into it, we'll be back. I love visiting smaller towns around Texas. When I lived in Louisiana, I went to every silly festival around and it was a blast. Let me know if you have any recommendations on places to visit next!