Summer Jobs + Ravioli with Almond-Basil Tomato Sauce

Hello, foodies, can you hear me?

Well, surprisingly this year has gone by incredibly fast, sadly. But on to summer plans! Of course I'll be baking this summer, it's a given; but what else is in store for me? I just sent an email to "Molly's Cupcakes" about a summer position. After looking into their mission and cupcake flavors, I decided it'd be a great place to work over the summer; especially since Nightly Noms is seemingly taking off.

Quick note: Nightly Noms is my newest endeavor. Noms, for short, is an on campus late night bakery delivery service. I know I'm just sort of dropping this info now, but we're actually pretty successful. Over 200 fans on facebook and growing.

Hopefully everyone is enjoying spring as much as I am. I'm so excited for Cherry Blossoms. Either way, here's a nice light recipe inspired by my boyfriend who loves basil if you're looking for a quick dinner on a spring night.


Meat Ravioli with Almond-Basil Tomato Sauce + Spring Salad

Ravioli
-1 package of meat ravioli cooked to instructions, make sure to salt water and add olive oil to the pan to prevent sticking after draining water.

Sauce
Sauce Ingredients:
-1 cup freshly chopped basil leaves + a couple leaves for garnish
-1 can diced tomatoes or 6 freshly diced tomatoes
-1/4 cup of almonds
-1tsp salt
-1tsp pepper
-1/2tbp olive oil
-1/2 cup mushrooms
-1/4 cup parmigiano reggiano

1. Warm tomatoes in sauce pan over stove w/ olive oil, bring to gentle simmer then add basil, salt, and pepper and gently stir.
2. As tomato mixture simmers and warms, use a frying pan to saute mushrooms, once mushrooms are halfway done, add almonds and continue to saute until almost complete.
3. Add almond and mushroom mixture to tomato and basil pan, let simmer for a few more minutes while occasionally stirring.
4. Pour sauce over ravioli, garnish with extra basil leaves and cheese, then lightly sprinkle salt on top (optional).

Spring Salad + Dressing
Salad Ingredients
-Fresh garden greens
-2 Gala apples
-1/4 cup dried cranberries
-1/4 cup walnuts
-1/4 cup Gorgonzola cheese

Salad Ingredients
-4tbp balsamic vinaigrette
-1tbp maple syrup
-2tsp lemon juice
Mix together and pour over salad

Enjoy!

Foodies

Hey Readers,

I know I have a quota of "zilch" on followers, but I guess the only way to make it is to put yourself out there. Anyway, as you can hopefully tell by the blog title, I'm the Georgetown Foodie. I'll be writing on anything and everything to do with food. From reviews of local restaurants, like 1789 (I wish!) to random recipes I test out on campus.

I'm not a food snob, I'm just a college girl who randomly figured out she liked to cook as soon as she didn't have her mother's kitchen at her disposal.

This blog will hopefully be a source of enjoyment to people some day. I know I love procrastinating my life away on food blogs, so here's one for all you college kids out there who don't think you can cook! Trust me, you can.