Whats for dinner?

I guess I'm hooked into this blog stuff. I've gone from posting twice in 6 months to posting 3 times in 3 days. I'm sure it'll slow down... So lately one of my favorite things to do is read cookbooks. Ok fine I'm a dork. I used to do this and realize that I didn't have very many options to cook any of it because I would have had to go out and buy ALL the ingredients/spices, etc. Well it was a triumphant day recently when I realized that I finally have most of the basic ingredients at least. My sister calls it an "Established Kitchen". I don't have the time (or money) to cook these kinds of meals all the time but every now and then I get the itch and I go all out. Tonight was one of those nights. I made "Butternut Ravioli". Homemade pasta, a butternut squash concoction, and homemade alfredo sauce. After almost 2 1/2 hours of being in the kitchen, the meal turned out pretty dang good. Chase loved it! Chase was in charge of the lesson for Family Home Evening tonight and I was in charge of the activity so I had him help me stuff the ravioli. It was actually his idea to fork the edges which made it much cuter to look at. I'll post a few pictures and the recipes.

1 butternut squash
onion
garlic
chicken broth
fresh pasta dough
butter

Microwave a butternut squash for about 10 minutes, then peel and finely dice it. Suate some finely chopped onion and garlic in olive oil until soft; add teh squash and bit of chicken broth until everything is soft; add the squash and bit of chicken broth until everything is soft and combined. Make ravioli by placing a little bit of this mixture on a circle of fresh pasta dough; top with another pasta circle and press the edges together.

Its worth the calories!