First Turkey

This was my first attempt ever at making a turkey and I think it turned out wonderful! Like my cousin says, sign me up for the turkey at Thanksgiving. It was a breeze! Quite tender and juicy.

Some Updates:

If you missed the Pirate Cookies, click here and check out a pic of our no-knead focaccia!

Talk Like a Pirate...with cookies....

In honor of Talk Like a Pirate Day (ok, they are for a birthday party, but really, who needs an excuse to do anything pirate-y?) I made Jack Sparrow's tricorne hat cookies! I thought they turned out quite cute, and pretty easy at that:) The recipe was taken from Diamonds for Dessert, which you must check out!

(ok, so these are the before cooking shots. I didn't actually get any cooked shots. I fail. I know.)

Pumpkin Ravioli - 3 New Recipes in One!

That's right. I made ravioli...from scratch. And I lived to tell the tale (it only took me 2 hours, but hey, who's counting?) However, I have come to a conclusion:

A person only makes ravioli from scratch if:

1. They are Italian.

2. They just LOVE cooking so much that they have to make everything.

3. They really want ravioli but have no money to buy it.

Haha, can you guess which one describes me?

Anyway...

...the recipe for the dough can be found here. This recipe was surprisingly easy and if I can figure out a way to store the wrappers, I may never need to buy them again. Yay!

The sauce recipe came from Gina's Skinny Recipes and was delish. Even Mr. Limon liked it!

The filling recipe came from the book Double Delicious by Jessica Seinfield. I thought the use of pumpkin was genius but I prefer my ravioli more cheesy. I will have to experiment...

Can I just point something out here? There is NO meat in this meal. And Mr. Limon did not die. He dis not even suffer...much. Ah, success...

No-Knead Focaccia, or The Best Bread Ever!

Ok, it's been a while...maybe a super long time. I apologize but I figure that having a newborn is a pretty good excuse for not posting...right?!

Anyway, we've been cooking up a storm these last few months. I'll try to post everything that's been happening.

THIS post however is about bread. No-knead bread to be exact. No-knead delicious bread to be even more exact. This may be my favorite sandwich bread now because it's yummy and SO easy.

The recipe can be found here. Enjoy:)