Mushroom Ravioli with Alfredo Florentine Sauce

I’m not ready to wave the white flag just yet, but this has definitely been a week-from-hell technology, trying to learning some new techy stuff and realizing that while an old dog can be taught new tricks — we learn more slowly . . . and stuff needs to be repeated. . . ’cause we forget. . .often. . .wait, where was I?

Oh yes — the reason I haven’t blogged all week.

— last Saturday before the week-from-hell tech, I enjoyed a leisurely stroll through the Mt. Clemens Farmers Market because even though I have so.much.produce. from my own garden, I couldn’t resist a trip.

So as I wandered around the farmers market, juggling my oversized to-go mug filled with coffee in one hand and a caramel-pecan Danish purchased at the Mt. Clemens Bakery stand in the other, I found myself with produce envy. Beyond the produce though, one stand I simply can’t pass up is fresh pasta (something I’ve never mastered) and Pasta-e-pasta is one of the best I’ve tasted. They sell a wide variety of pasta (spaghetti, lasagna, ravioli, among others) and enough sauce choices to keep you vacillating as long as I did choosing (finally) the Portabella Mushroom Ravioli.

As a food blogger and self-professed food nerd, I typically like making every part of the meal from scratch. There are some things, however  (other than an oil change or re-wiring your house) better left to the professionals — ravioli is one of them.

I did, however pair this ravioli with a homemade, really simple Alfredo Florentine sauce, breaking the traditional Parmesan used in Alfredo in favor of Smoked Gouda (what else?) and Mozzarella. This ravioli cooks in under 5 minutes and even the sauce doesn’t take much longer. It’s also ridiculously delicious and the entire meal will have you sitting at the table asking red or white faster than you can imagine.

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