Italian feast!

When Shyam and Ami were visiting us last week, we decided to cook up an Italian feast!  Shyam made some incredible ravioli FROM SCRATCH!  He made the pasta dough, rolled it out in his pasta roller, made the creamy mushroom filling, and made the rich cream sauce!  I will have to get the recipe from him and try it myself (after I get a pasta roller!), but I did help out by making some bruschetta!  I used the delicious baby tomatoes that was in my CSA box to make the topping for the bruschetta, and it was so easy and tasty that I will definitely be making it again!  I made the bread that we used for the bruschetta from scratch in my bread machine.  It was so nice to have such a fresh meal!

Here are some pics of the incredible ravioli:

Perfection!

Sundried tomato and parsley on top!

And here is my side dish :)

Baguettes made from scratch!

Recipe for Bruschetta

INGREDIENTS
3 cups tomatoes, diced
1 tbsp dried basil
1/3 cup cilantro, chopped
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tsp olive oil
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1 loaf French bread, sliced and toasted

INSTRUCTIONS
1. In a bowl, toss together all ingredients except the bread.

2. Serve on toasted bread slices.

Quinoa Masala Burgers

Now that we are back from our California trip, we are back in the swing of things and cooking with all of our amazing CSA veggies!  We were so lucky to have Shyam and Ami visiting us this past week, so we really got to try out some delicious recipes.  I made some yummy quinoa masala burgers, which I have made before and we all love!  I made the buns from scratch using my bread machine, and they turned out so soft and yummy!  I used the lettuce, cucumbers, onions, and tomatoes from the CSA box to accompany the patty in the burger, and with a little mustard, mayo, cheese and Sriracha sauce, it was an amazing meal!

Recipe for Quinoa Masala Burgers

INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup dry quinoa-cooked with 3/4 cup water (bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover, and cook until quinoa is clear with a white rim around the edge)
1 baked sweet potato with skin removed
1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
1 small onion, diced
2 inch piece of ginger, minced
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp curry powder
1/4 tsp mustard seed
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
1 egg
melted coconut oil for brushing burger patties

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Combine all ingredients and mix in a large bowl

3. Form mixture into patties (makes about 4-6 patties)

4. Place patties on a large greased baking sheet

5. Brush top of burgers with small amount of coconut oil

6. Bake for 15 minutes, then flip the burgers and coat with coconut oil again.  Bake for another 15 minutes.