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Yep...life has been busy, and I haven't had time to do much blogging! However, I have been working on perfecting a new recipe- my Toasted Ravioli with Basil Cream Sauce. It's one of my new favorite meals- great with an ear of Sweet Corn. I use Meat Ravioli, but you could easily use another flavor.

I made my own bread crumbs for this...I toasted up some leftover Asiago Bread and pulsed it in my good processor.

To the bread crumbs, I added Parmesan Cheese, Italian Seasoning, Basil and Garlic Powder.

Place the thawed ravioli in a mixture of eggs and water.

Roll in bread crumbs until  evenly coated.

Place on a baking rack...you can bake directly on the pan, but then you should flip them while baking.

After all are coated, spray with cooking spray and place in a 400 degree oven for 25 minutes.

While they bake, make the cream sauce. Heat 3/4 cup of Heavy Cream over Medium High heat for 1-2 minutes, until it starts to thicken. 

Stir in the pesto and cheese.

Serve hot ravioli with a generous side of the sauce!!

I love a good bowl of tomato soup :)

The tomatoes keep coming this year...so I decided to try the recipe for Hearty Hot or Cold Roasted Tomato Soup. Pretty tasty! I have a few portions for the freezer. 

You start by roasting your tomatoes and garlic...

Place on a lined baking sheet and roast at 375 degrees for 1 hour. Drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper before roasting.

I peeled my garlic and put in a foil pouch to roast it- the cloves were small and I knew they would burn cooking for an hour. I also added a little olive oil and salt to the foil packet.

My stock was frozen- so I put it in the soup pot over low heat while the tomatoes were roasting. I only ended up using 2 cups of chicken stock because I like a thicker soup.

Beautiful roasted tomatoes! I could eat them just like this.

The finishing elements...balsamic vinegar, basil and my handy dandy immersion blender.

Dump it all in the pot and puree!

The immersion blender made this nice and smooth- I didn't need to remove seeds or skins from my tomatoes.

Portioned for the freezer...it was a busy freezer day!

In addition to the soup, I added more applesauce and pesto to the freezer!