Sweet potato pecan ravioli with country ham and asparagus in a maple cream sauce.
Sundried tomato goat cheese ravioli in a pesto sauce.

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2/1/2009 6:32:12 AM

the former, hands down


$1

2/1/2009 6:39:28 AM

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"Sundried tomato goat cheese ravioli in a pesto sauce."

2/1/2009 6:52:00 AM

Sweet potato: 1
Sun dried tomato: 1

2/1/2009 6:58:47 AM

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"Sundried tomato goat cheese ravioli in a pesto sauce."

I love sweet potatoes but that one sounds nasty

2/1/2009 7:00:09 AM

They both sound great, so it really depends on what I'm in the mood for....
However, I eat sun-dried tomatoes, goat cheese, and pesto fairly often, so I'll try:

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"Sweet potato pecan ravioli with country ham and asparagus in a maple cream sauce"

2/1/2009 7:32:35 AM

Sweet potato: 2
Sun dried tomato: 2

^ Yeah the sweet potato one I had at the Weathervane about a year ago. I wasn't entirely sure about it but it was SO FREAKIN' GOOD when it arrived at the table.

2/1/2009 7:37:55 AM

sweet potato

2/1/2009 8:21:55 AM

holy fuck neither

my pallet is clearly not as refined as some of you people

2/1/2009 8:23:12 AM

^

2/1/2009 9:01:52 AM

i just picked off the sun dried tomatoes

2/1/2009 9:05:37 AM

mafuggin BROODWICH

2/1/2009 10:15:12 AM

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"holy fuck neither my pallet is clearly not as refined as some of you people"

Is cheeseburger an option? I want a cheeseburger, please. Or a burrito.

2/1/2009 10:16:40 AM

#1

2/1/2009 10:17:19 AM

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"Sweet potato pecan ravioli with country ham and asparagus in a maple cream sauce."

trying too hard.

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"Sundried tomato goat cheese ravioli in a pesto sauce"

sounds pretty good

2/1/2009 10:20:14 AM

some people think that mixing random odd ingredients makes good cuisine. those people are wrong.

2/1/2009 10:32:20 AM

sweet potato pecan ravioli

I like adventurous stuff

this sounds sweet but not TOO sweet

2/1/2009 10:32:23 AM

i would try the sweet potato one but I would order the goat cheese

2/1/2009 10:33:38 AM

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"trying too hard."

Why do people say that?
Why do you think the chef was trying too hard?
I mean, unless they're cooking hospital food or something, aren't they supposed to impress?

Why, on account of this menu item not being to your taste, do you put the blame on the chef?
How is it excessive?...in that you said "too"

I see two vegetables, one meat, a starch and a cream sauce, with flavors that go together.

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"some people think that mixing random odd ingredients makes good cuisine. those people are wrong."

I know you're not referring to the sweet potato ravioli, as that is a perfect example of the opposite of your point.

[Edited on February 1, 2009 at 10:43 AM. Reason : ]

2/1/2009 10:42:32 AM

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"Why do people say that? Why do you think the chef was trying too hard? I mean, unless they're cooking hospital food or something, aren't they supposed to impress? Why, on account of this menu item not being to your taste, do you put the blame on the chef? How is it excessive?...in that you said "too""

to me, a chef's skill is best exhibited in doing something simple but outstanding. taking a vast array of ingredients does show creativity, but when you use so many ingredients, none are likely to stand out, and it's all probably going to get muddled.

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"I see two vegetables, one meat, a starch and a cream sauce, with flavors that go together. "

I also see pecans and maple. I'm all for a sweet and savory dish, but this has the potential to combine cloyingly sweet with far too salty. It could be good, but the 2nd dish has more potential.

2/1/2009 10:48:35 AM

pecans in ravioli wtf?

2/1/2009 10:50:07 AM

that would be delicious

^^ the 2nd dish has LESS potential - it is more conservative and thus more safe... giving it less potential to be amazing but a greater likelihood of being good

[Edited on February 1, 2009 at 11:02 AM. Reason : good... not great - tomatoes and cheese, while delicious, are a little blase]

2/1/2009 11:01:43 AM

yall put too much stuff in shit


makin it all artsy

2/1/2009 11:03:40 AM

wow, they both sound delicious.

as long as the sweet potato one wasn't toooo sweet, that one.

2/1/2009 11:03:54 AM

all i had to read was country ham. the first one wins for sure

2/1/2009 11:05:03 AM

Definitely the Sweet potato pecan ravioli.

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2/1/2009 11:42:04 AM

Sundried tomato goat cheese ravioli in a pesto sauce.

2/1/2009 11:44:44 AM

^

2/1/2009 11:45:38 AM

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"Sundried tomato goat cheese ravioli in a pesto sauce"

2/1/2009 11:46:38 AM

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"but when you use so many ingredients, none are likely to stand out"

You honestly think that sweet potato ravioli has too many ingredients? That's crazy. I understand what you're saying, but this recipe simply isn't like that. It has an average,( not even above average,) number of ingredients. Also, they go together. Nothing is muddled. You point about "simple but outstanding" actually almost applies to this recipe. I don't know how any of you can view this as having an excessive number of ingredients -- it simply doesn't. Is gumbo too complex? There's like a dozen ingredients there...

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"salty"

?

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"pecans in ravioli wtf?"

Yup. Have you heard of pesto in ravioli?
Well, guess what's in pesto? pine nuts.
[probably toasted and chopped] pecans add a similar savory oily deliciousness.
Nothing odd there.

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"makin it all artsy"

No, artsy is either how it looks (arranged on the plate like a flower or something,) or how arbitrary or rare the ingredients are. This is just gourmet, and not very.

2/1/2009 11:53:57 AM

sundried tomatoes.

2/1/2009 11:54:34 AM

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"Sundried tomato goat cheese ravioli in a pesto sauce."

Dammit, now I'm hungry again.

2/1/2009 1:24:55 PM

sundried tomato +1

2/1/2009 1:25:51 PM

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"Sundried tomato goat cheese ravioli in a pesto sauce."

Without a doubt. Just the thought of sweet potato pecan ravioli makes me sick.

2/1/2009 1:27:56 PM

neither, those sound pretty bad

if i had to pick though, i'd def choose the second one over the first one

2/1/2009 1:37:34 PM

"Sundried tomato goat cheese ravioli in a pesto sauce."

2/1/2009 1:37:49 PM

The first sounds waaay too rich. I'd rather go with the goat cheeze one and I'd rather have a marinara sauce instead of a pesto one.

[Edited on February 1, 2009 at 2:14 PM. Reason : sp]

2/1/2009 2:13:44 PM

first one

2/1/2009 2:16:13 PM

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2/1/2009 2:19:25 PM

lol damn this thread blew up.

Sweet potato: 10
Sun dried tomato: 13

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"I also see pecans and maple. I'm all for a sweet and savory dish, but this has the potential to combine cloyingly sweet with far too salty."

I would have agreed with you until I tried it. It's actually a really good combo. There isn't any added sweetener to the ravioli itself and only very small amounts of country ham, providing just enough saltiness to balance the sweetness of the cream sauce.

2/1/2009 5:08:54 PM

fuck that

which would you rather eat
BURGER
PIZZA

2/1/2009 5:11:15 PM

or

PIZZA
BURGER

2/1/2009 5:11:41 PM

SHRIMPBURGER

2/1/2009 5:12:18 PM

oh shit

A CHALLENGER APPEARS

2/1/2009 5:16:07 PM

from El's Drive-In, nonetheless

2/1/2009 5:16:52 PM

^^^ McDonald's here has a pretty good shrimp burger. I don't know why they don't sell it in NC too.

2/1/2009 5:17:41 PM

because they know it wouldn't be shit compared to El's and people would just laugh at their attempt

2/1/2009 5:18:22 PM

i used to make a mean shrimp burger when i worked at andy's

chicken cheesesteak was another speciality

but the thing i was best at was yelling at random people who walked by our spot in the mall

it was part of the job description

2/1/2009 5:19:17 PM

i'm trying to remember which eastern nc mall has an andy's in it. either wilson or greenville

i'm pretty sure it's wilson

so you're from wilson?

2/1/2009 5:20:37 PM

Wilson is the Shelbyville to my Springfield!

2/1/2009 5:59:33 PM