The other night I decided to have a go at making “Rotolo” — a rolled up pasta dish. This pasta is stuffed with butternut squash, spinach and ricotta. With the Texas heat reaching over 100 degrees everyday, I am trying to think of different ways to get through the hottest part of the day. One solution has been getting together with friends and cooking long meals (with a chilled glass of wine). So, my friend, Karla ( a food stylist here in San Antonio), and I took a recipe from Jamie Oliver’s Jamie’s Italy cookbook and gave Rotolo a shot.
Karla was in charge of the dough, which I am still a bit intimated by
The spinach waiting for its turn in the saute pan
The roasted butternut squash with coriander and fennel seeds
The rolled out dough ready to be stuffed
Iris rolling out her dough
rolling…
…rolling
rolled
into the boiling water
weights so it doesn’t float to the top
unrolling the pasta
Sliced and ready for the table with fresh grated Parmesan cheese and fried sage leaves. A great vegetarian dish, however, we did decide to serve it with steak and a beet salad. Very fun and super tasty!
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The Long Table 
Looks delicious…I bought some semolina flour to make a homemade pizza, and this gives me encouragement!!!