foodessa

COINCIDENCE ... I think not.

These babies were

waiting to be picked up.

I had not been to our local
' fresh pasta ' shop in quite a while.

Imagine...

I would have missed out on this inspiration for our

Valentine's Day meal.

Me and 'Mi Amore'...were in for a real treat.

Even though, I did have a slightly imaginative meal up my sleeve...

admittedly this far surpassed my creative capabilities in such short time.

Something so simple, yet so showy.

Cheese filled, tomato flavoured

PASTA shaped HEARTS.

Can it be more adorable than this?

My mind was back on the race track.

My whole menu had just changed in a flash.

What sauce was going to properly complement these beauties?

All kinds of ideas went through my mind.

I decided...that before I could make concrete decisions...

I needed to visit the market first.

I left the market exhilarated.

My mind was made up...I knew exactly which
type of sauce I was going to marry these raviolis with.

This was definitely a winner...even before it hit the table...
or should I say...before the raviolis would meet our palate?

INGREDIENTS...loosely described

I had some mild Blue cheese and some heavy cream left in the fridge.
A large spanish onion, a few zucchini and peppers to sweeten the pot.
I bought some firm cafe mushrooms to add the extra jolt needed.
To then have it all reduced in a little spirited ' Porto '.

Mmmmm...I was smelling the aromas already.