5 things I learned while making ravioli

Here are five things I learned while learning the old family recipe

for homemade ravioli from Mr. Clean's dad.

5.  You need to knead the dough...a lot...
and just when you think you are done, you knead some more!

4.  Flour is your friend.

3.  Ricotta is pronnounced "Ri-coh-tah," not Ri-cah-tah," like I've always said it.   

2.  Mr. Clean's Dad is one of the coolest and wisest guys I've ever met.

1.  Homemade Ravioli may just be the most delicious thing I've ever eaten.  :)

Fantastico!

An Announcement

After twenty-six years of zero cavities, today I found out I have my first one. 

Curses! 

butterfly sanctuary [MI trip 2010]

Our visit to the butterfly sanctuary on Macinac Island was a highlight for us gals.

 Unfortunately, the boys were done after about five minutes, 

 but they were troopers and stuck it out

while Mrs. Webb and I proceeded to snap picture after picture of the beautiful bugs.

 These are just a few of the many different varieties of butterflies

 they breed on Macinac Island.

 As bugs go, they're not so bad.

A Pair of Pies

Peach: Before

Peach: After

Blackberry: Before

Blackberry: After

Miss Spider Part 2

Will you walk into my parlor? Said the Spider to the Fly...

Super. Duper. Gross.

And it happens every day in my garden.