Prime Rib Dinner - Prime Rib Roast

Remember when Sunday dinners were a big event, surrounded by family around the table.  Sharing a meal, memories and stories??  We need more of that in our busy world.  Everyone should plan a Sunday dinner, if not once a week, then at least once a month.



And at our house, we do plan these family-centred meals.  Not every week, but when everyone has time in their busy schedule to stop by and pay a visit to play with the kids and hover around the kitchen waiting for a delicious meal.



A beautiful roast is the
essence of a Sunday dinner!



This Sunday, we had one of our dear friends over for dinner.  And luck would have it, prime rib roasts were on for a steal of a deal at one of the local markets...so how could I resist!

The nights meal will come in 3 parts.  In different posts. 

The roast.

The potatoes.

The Yorkshire puddings.

Prawn and Cream Cheese Ravioli with White Wine Cream Sauce

I have, over the years, nearly made myself crazy thinking, dreaming, drooling over stuffed pasta recipes.  I've seen thousands and in my sleep - ate thousands!  Do you see colour when you dream??  I sure do!  And surprising enough, I can taste things in my sleep too (go ahead, call me strange).

Did you know that once you mix up the fillings you can put INTO pasta with the sauces you can put ONTO pasta - you'll probably have as many options as there are stars in the sky!  The possibilities are endless!!

So yes, I've been dreaming of making my own filled pasta.  Now, I'm not yet ready to tackle the pasta itself (my beautiful blue Kitchen Aide can work with an attachment that lets me roll pasta and I'd rather use that than do it all by hand beause I'm afraid of a pastry fiasco like I've experienced before) just yet.  Mr. Hungry and I decided that we'd attempt some over the weekend and (let's be honest here, right) it went well but ONLY after I changed my plan of attack!




Prawn and Cream Cheese Ravioli with
White Wine Cream Sauce


I first tried this recipe using fresh Olivieri Lasagna Sheets, which to my brain meant it was pasta and pasta would STICK to pasta.  Did not work.  At all.  I tried the right out of the package, soaked for a few minutes and soaked for a few more minutes.  Nothing I tried would make them darn things STICK together.  *sigh* 


Thankfully Mr. Hungry was hungry enough (yet still interested enough) to run to the store and make an emergency purchase so we could make our meal (we had these the same night as the Roasted Garlic and Peppers with Goat Cheese Baguette) with as little screaming as possible.  Me screaming.  He saved the day, but don't tell him that!!


So here it goes!