by Alexis on December 9th, 2009

Duck Confit Ravioli with Port and Sun-dried Cherry Sauce

Michie Feast – Pasta Course
The idea for this cours started as gnocchi, then changed to ravioli with duck bolognese, and finally settled on a duck confit ravioli with a port sauce.  I have never made my own pasta, or duck confit so I’m not sure what I was thinking!

I shopped for the duck in Austin [...]

by Alexis on December 3rd, 2009

New American Feast — Tasting Menu

New American Feast — Tasting Menu and a Michie tradition.
Every Thanksgiving for the past eight years or so we have had our “Michie” feast on the day after Thanksgiving.  It’s a good thing that our Thanksgiving menu is pretty traditional because so much work goes into our meal on the Friday following Tday. Here’s our [...]

by Sherry on October 3rd, 2009

Cheese Stuffed Rigatoni Bites

I love anything made with pasta and these little tidbits make a fun appetizer.
 

 
I didn’t make this rigatoni pasta (I used one I bought in the store). I did make the filling and fill the pasta. BUT tomorrow I am teaching a technique class at Williams Sonoma, demonstrating our KA pasta press. I took our demo [...]