January 20, 2007
Baked Cheese Totellini with Peas, Radicchio, and Bacon Accompanied with Cheddar Cheese Bread
This week I stretched my capabilities to the limit. I choose to make a quick bread and make a substantial meal. I think I may have pushed things a bit too far.
The tortellini casserole took quite a bit of work to create. Particularly when I had just completed the Cheese Bread. Once I had the fresh three cheese tortellini cooking, I had to create a sauce and a topping. The sauce was comprised of bacon, shallots, garlic, thyme, flour, wine, chicken broth, heavy cream, and Parmesan cheese. I then had to add Radicchio and peas to the tortellini to create the casserole. Here is a picture of the dish when it was server:
In addition to the casserole, I created my first loaf of bread. This loaf was from scratch. While the casserole was good the bread was just short of fantastic. I would have to say that it was very very good. Here is a picture of the bread before it was served: