Sweet Corn Ravioli With Brown Basil Butter and Warm Cherry Tomato Compote

Before I get to this yummy, sweet corn ravioli with browned basil butter sauce and warm cherry tomato compote, a little introspective rambling is in order.  For all of those waiting for the announcement of the winner of my 4th of July giveaway, I’m so sorry it’s a day late; my proverbial plate has been really, really full.

SO, you can scroll down to find out now, or you can read a bit of my incessant babbling to increase the suspense.  OR, you can just drool over this corn ravioli because I think this is the most delicious non-traditional ravioli I have ever made and tasted in my life – IF you like corn, that is.

You may also want to immediately scroll down to see my latest giveaway.  I’ll give you a hint to part of it, in case you actually want to read what I wrote first.  In the photo directly below, it’s on your lower right.

Sweet Corn - Grana Padano Ravioli With Basil Brown Butter and Warm Cherry Tomato Compote

A few months ago, I left a comment on a post about the BlogHer 2011 conference in Atlanta that dealt with blog cliques and the cutthroat race to get some form of recognition or fame via their blogs.  My comment was basically about blogging for myself and my readers (like most) and how I wouldn’t make friends with well-known and/or popular bloggers just to catapult my blog.  My friendships with people are based on who they are, not how many people like them or what they can offer me.

Now don’t get me wrong, I do not begrudge those who network with other bloggers to make a business out of their blog, and in fact, I have so much admiration for bloggers who have done just that, but there is a difference between the two, although it’s hard to distinguish sometimes.

Networking can also be a building block to friendships, and I’ve seen a lot of those kinds of friendships happen in the blogosphere, and I think that’s SO awesome.  However, trying too hard to be friends with a popular blogger just so one can grow their blog quickly and reap the benefits of being friends with said blogger, just seems kind of wrong.  I dunno.

I knew a blogger who constantly trashed a popular blogger in private, all the while pretending to be her admirer and friend, laughing as she took advantage of all the benefits of that relationship, and it made me ill. In fact, it’s happened more than once with different bloggers, (as I’ve heard from others), ripping popular bloggers to pieces while faking a friendship with them, and it never fails to disgust me.

Sweet Corn - Grana Padano Ravioli With Basil Brown Butter and Warm Cherry Tomato Compote

I also said one something that came off the wrong way, and it’s been bothering me for a while now.

I said, to quote myself, “I don’t care if my photos suck or aren’t Bon Appetit worthy (although I do bitch about not having natural light)….”

I DO care if my photos suck, but from more of an an artistic stance. My blog is my cozy little nook in this world, my cozy little nook of escape, and I want pretty, drool-worthy photos in the same way I want pretty decor in my home.  I love taking photos of my food, even though I don’t get the photos I desperately covet since I don’t have enough natural light to take them in.

Homemade pasta for Sweet Corn - Grana Padano Ravioli With Basil Brown Butter and Warm Cherry Tomato Compote

Natural light is the number one key to beautiful food photography, and it’s FREE!  But, I think nature wants to charge me.

I also said…”I don’t care if my writing is all over the place” Translation: I write like I talk and everyone who knows me always points that out.  This is me, and I won’t change a thing, even if I don’t use enough active verbs, or adopt ‘How to Write to Draw Attention to your Blog 101’ as “the word”  Regardless, you should really read this post by Linda at Salty Seattle.  It’s  eye-opening, extremely thought-provoking, and well, she bares all the little bones, and I like that.  Oh,  and she’s so damn creative. You have to see the incredible and inventive delicacies she creates; always thinking outside the box.  Spectacular Molecular Gastronomy, and then some!

Homemade pasta for Sweet Corn - Grana Padano Ravioli With Basil Brown Butter and Warm Cherry Tomato Compote

Now that I got that out of the way, I think it’s time to deal with pasta. Homemade pasta, everything from scratch; nothing boxed, nothing frozen, just beautiful, silky handmade pasta; kneaded, rolled and cut by you, not some factory in Okawosha, NY (Yes, a fictional city).  And even better. fresh pasta filled with creamy, fresh summer corn!

Sweet Corn - Grana Padano Ravioli With Basil Brown Butter and Warm Cherry Tomato Compote

Steph from Stephfood was our Daring Cooks’ July hostess.  Steph challenged us to make homemade noodles without the help of a motorized pasta machine.  She provided us with recipes for Spaetzle and Fresh Egg Pasta as well as a few delicious sauces to pair our noodles with.

Sweet Corn - Grana Padano Ravioli With Basil Brown Butter and Warm Cherry Tomato Compote

Before thinking of corn ravioli, my first thought was spaetzle because I LOVE spaetzle, and it’s so simple; no rolling, no cutting, just a batter like dough that you press through a potato ricer into salted, boiling water, producing light little dumplings.  There are spaetzle makers out there, but I don’t believe in owning something that just has one use, unless you make it a lot..like once a week a lot.

Sweet Corn - Grana Padano Ravioli With Basil Brown Butter and Warm Cherry Tomato Compote

I changed my mind at the last minute; 1) Because when I make spaetzle, I think of some kind of meaty paprika-ash, stew, or schnitzel alongside it, and although I don’t abide by any rules that dictate what types of foods should be made and eaten each season, I felt it was a bit heavy of a dish at this time of the year. Believe you me, I am in no mood for a gut bomb after almost eating my weight in baklava last month! 2) Because how could I not take advantage of the summer bounty of sweet corn, tomatoes and basil? Not to mention, I was sent a huge hunka hunk of Grana Padano Riserva cheese, but that’s part of the giveaway, and I’ll get to that later.

I decided a corn filled ravioli would be an ideal way to use sweet summer corn, and when combined with the slightly salty but mellow Grana Padano, it was a winner. This is probably the most unique ravioli I’ve ever had next to some savory peach ravioli I had at a quaint little bistro in upstate New York last year.

SO, since this corn ravioli has so much flavor, all that was needed to compliment it was a light brown butter sauce (beurre noisette) spiked with some fresh, summer basil, and a tomato concoction of some sort.  The balsamic vinegar in the tomato compote I finally decided on really ties everything together.  Sweet, buttery, salty, slightly acidic, and creamy. Pure summer bounty bliss.

Sweet Corn - Grana Padano Ravioli With Basil Brown Butter and Warm Cherry Tomato Compote

I gleaned ideas for the sweet corn filling from Chef de Cuisine Jacques Qualin, from his time at  Jean-George Vongerichten’s J&G Steakhouse. He simmers the corn in cream until almost reduced by half, then purees it, resulting in a sweet, thick, creamy filling for the ravioii, with the added texture of whole, cooked, corn kernels.  The warm tomato compote is part of a recipe from Epicurious that I’ve used for years with my own additions and subtractions, depending on my mood.

Oh, just a reminder, when you cut the kernels of corn off the cob, don’t forget to milk the cob!! Use the dull side of a chef’s knife to scrape down the cob.  Sweet corn milk should be a beverage staple!

Sweet Corn - Grana Padano Ravioli With Basil Brown Butter and Warm Cherry Tomato Compote

Now, an all too familiar scenario the past month or so.  Another giveaway.  No, I’m not a giveaway freak or addict, and I’m not a freebie junkie, but I do love to give stuff away, it’s just my nature, and those who know me well can vouch for that. When Denise Finnegan contacted me about sampling some Grana Padano cheese, and perhaps offering up the same for one of my readers, how could I resist?  Well..sample was an understatement.

DiPalo Selects in Little Italy, NYC, sent me a 3 lb hunk of Grana Padano Riserva, the highest quality Grana Padano..aged 20 to 30 months.  Along with that I received two little wedgie knives, pictured above.  The photo of my cheese is on your lower right. It’s huge!  Using that little knife, I cannot stop wedging off shards because it’s so fantastic.  If you’ve never tried Grana Padano, it’s similar to Parmigiano-Reggiano, but younger, much more mellow and not as expensive.  However, this 3 lb block (mine was actually 3.5 lbs)  of Grana Padano Riserva retails for about $50.00 and up, depending where you buy it!  Before I tell you how you can win this giant, hunka hunka of deliciousness, (which will be sent to you by DiPalo Selects), there is a part two to this giveaway.

Sweet Corn - Grana Padano Ravioli With Basil Brown Butter and Warm Cherry Tomato Compote Bwah!  Look what I did to the basil  on top of the tomatoes, in photoshop!  I don’t do well with green in photoshop.

Megan from buildasign.com has offered one of my readers the opportunity to make their own custom license plate, plus, either 10 custom bumper stickers or bumper magnets, OR 20 custom labels (2×4″ or 3×5″) for free..a $40.00 value! The winner will receive a coupon code to make their custom ‘whatever’ they choose.

Now, to enter this double giveaway, you can simply leave a comment telling me what you would do with your 3 lb hunk of Grana Padano Riserva outside of grating over pasta, OR, what you would put on your custom license plate and labels or bumper stuff at buildasign.com.  For extra entries, do any of the following and leave separate comments for each one you do.  A winner will be chosen July 27th, 2011 using random.org.

1. Follow me on Twitter @parsleynsage

2. Like Grana Padano on Facebook.

3. Visit buildasign.com and take a look around, so when you win, you’ll be ready 😉

4.  Tweet: I entered to win a HUGE Grana Padano Riserva cheese package plus $40.00 worth of custom goodies from buildasign.com http://bit.ly/pzLS1p

5. Subscribe to Parsley, Sage, Desserts and Line Drives, either by email or RSS Feed.

Finally, the winner of the 15 oz jar of Kelapo Coconut Oil and How to Cook Everything, 10th anniversary revised edition is….

Congratulations to #130 – Lynda Clark!!  Sent you an email to get your info ASAP, so I can mail out the cookbook, then forward your info to Jen of Kelapo Coconut, so she can send you your coconut oil!

Corn Ravioli

Sweet Corn Ravioli With Brown Basil Butter and Warm Cherry Tomato Compote
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Yield: 24 ravioli, 4 servings
 
Corn filling adapted from adapted from Jacques Qualin
Warm Cherrry Tomato Compote adapted from Epicurious.com
ingredients:
Sweet Corn Filling
  • 1 tablespoon butter plus 1 teaspoon
  • 2 cups fresh corn kernels, divided (about 4 small ears of corn)
  • 2 minced shallots
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ⅓ cup heavy cream
  • ½ to 1 teaspoon chopped, fresh thyme
  • ⅓ cup grated Grana Padano or your favorite hard, Italian grating cheese
  • freshly ground black pepper
Warn Cherry Tomato Compote *
  • 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 1 shallot, minced
  • 6 cups assorted vine-ripened cherry tomatoes, some halved (I used a mix of red and yellow)
  • freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • ⅓ cup finely shredded fresh basil leaves
  • 1 teaspoon or so of sugar to balance acid & flavor, if you feel it's needed upon tasting
Brown Basil Butter Sauce
  • 2 sticks butter
  • ⅓ cup shredded basil (roll several basil leaves together and cut into thin strips)
directions:
Make Corn Filling
  1. Saute 1 cup of corn in 1 teaspoon of butter until slightly golden, set aside.
  2. In the same pan, melt remaining 1 tablespoon of butter and add shallots. Saute until soft, but not brown. Add remaining cup of corn, salt and sugar and cook until corn is bright yellow. Add the cream and let it reduce, stirring, until barely any cream remains.
  3. Remove pan from heat and puree in food processor until creamy. Scrape into a bowl and stir in thyme, grana padano cheese, reserved cup of cooked, whole corn and grind black pepper to taste. Set aside to cool while making and rolling pasta dough from link above.
Make Warm Cherry Tomato Compote
  1. Combine cherry tomatoes and basil in a medium bowl.
  2. In a large non-stick skillet, heat vinegar, oil, and garlic over moderate heat until just simmering.
  3. Pour hot dressing over cherry tomatoes and basil and toss gently to combine. Let sit at room temperature for about one half hour to 45 minutes, while you assemble and cook ravioli.
  4. You will have leftover tomato compote, so enjoy over any pasta or over crostini or bruschetta, OR just eat as is. Keep refrigerated and use within 2 or 3 days.
  5. Alternatively, you can cook the tomatoes in the dressing in a saucepan for a few minutes until some of the tomatoes burst, if you want it a little more 'compotey'.
Make Brown Basil Butter Sauce
  1. In sauce pan, heat butter over medium high and cook until golden brown. Toss in basil just to wilt. Set aside until ravioli is cooked and plated.
Assemble and Cook Ravioli
  1. Lay one sheet of pasta dough, arrange spoonfuls of the corn filling on the sheet of pasta, about 2-inches apart, then egg wash the dough with a brush in between each spoonful of filling. Take a another sheet of dough and gently cover the filling, sealing the dough tightly together, pressing around the filling to make sure there are no air bubbles. Cut the ravioli with a 3-inch square cookie or ravioli cutter or cut them into squares with a fluted or not fluted pastry cutting wheel (or use a circle cutter, your choice).
  2. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Drop in ravioli and cook until they rise to the surface, about 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Plate and Serve Ravioli
  1. Place 6 ravioli on each plate, and drizzle with brown butter basil sauce. Top each plate with warm tomato compote and extra shaved or grated Grana Padano.
notes:
* - Technically not a compote since I did not add the tomatoes to the hot dressing in the pan to cook down, instead choosing to pour the hot dressing over the tomatoes to cook them off the heat for just a bit..maintaining the shape and fresh flavor of each tomato. But as mentioned in the recipe, you can cook it down with the dressing for a few minutes, or until some of the tomatoes burst.


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225 Responses to Sweet Corn Ravioli With Brown Basil Butter and Warm Cherry Tomato Compote

  1. frodolyra says:

    Wonderful ravioli, great job!

  2. What a wonderful ravioli dish. Basil brown butter? Great idea. I’ve only seen spaetzle been made once – on TV! They used just a regular wooden chopping board to “cut in” small pieces of pasta. Apparently that technique is not uncommon. Have you seen that one? Love these Daring Cook challenges. Well done, again! 🙂

  3. Makey-Cakey says:

    The sweetcorn filling sounds fantastic – I will have to remember that for the next time I feel like getting pasta-y!

  4. Suz says:

    I’m the same as you. I like to take nice photos and all that, but I write my blog because I enjoy it and I find it relaxing. I certainly have no aspirations to be a big blog (which is just as well!) or in any kind of bloggie clique.

    Aha, that hunk of grana padano is giving me flashbacks. I used to work in a deli and the effort it took to cut through a chunk of cheese like that with a cheese wire – GAH.

    Your ravioli looks gorgeous! I love sweetcorn and brown butter and cherry tomatoes and – oh wow. I can just imagine how gorgeous all those flavours are together. It’s a perfect summer dish.

  5. Megan says:

    Ok, first, that ravioli could seriously become my favorite ravioli. I go nuts over fresh corn and tomatoes in the summertime. Everything about these ravioli sounds amazing!

    And I would probably use the grana padano in a summer veggie gratinee.

  6. Ruth H. says:

    I seriously want to come over to your place and have some ravioli. Really. It sounds so fresh and perfect for this time of year! And thank you for not changing your style – your blog wouldn’t feel right if it weren’t in your voice!
    That cheese sounds wonderful… I know my two year old would eat it straight off the block! I would use it on… pretty much everything! Pasta, homemade pizzas/calzones, in salads…

  7. Penny Snyder says:

    I would use it to grate over roasted summer veggies!! YUM!! [email protected]

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  10. Rosa May says:

    Those ravioli are amazing and so perfect! The stuffing is really original. I love Grana Padano.

    Cheers,

    Rosa

  11. I think you have a wonderful blog and that your recipes are fantastic and of a professional elk. These ravioli are proof positive of that!

  12. Shelley C says:

    Oh, yum – your ravioli looks so delicious. I have never thought of combining corn and pasta, but man – how in the world could you go wrong with that??? Looks so delicious! As for a huge chunk of grana padano? I’d love to make grand plans for it, but I would imagine that I’d chip away at it until all that was left would be the “uh oh – I forgot to make something with it!” thoughts… but it would be enjoyed thoroughly!

  13. Rosanne says:

    If I had the cheese I would break it into 3 chunks and share with my sons who love to cook

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  18. Monkeyshines says:

    What a wonderful summery ravioli filling – and a perfect pairing with that tomato balsamic compote. Beautiful ravioli too – real works of art, well done!

    As for that grana padano… well, it’s summer here in San Francisco, which means in my neighborhood that it’s cold, windy and foggy. So I’d light a fire, open a nice bottle of red wine, break out some crusty homemade sourdough bread and enjoy it along with that sumptuous, salty cheese…

  19. Amber says:

    I would make a quiche or try to make a souffle!

  20. Amber says:

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  21. Amber says:

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  22. Amber says:

    I like Grana Padano on Facebook – my FB name is Amanda Moore

  23. Mary says:

    What a fantastic summer ravioli! I can’t believe I haven’t had any corn yet–must head to the market tomorrow. I always admire your photos and your writing style. I think I break all the ‘rules for popularity’ myself, but that’s just fine.
    Oh, the giant chunk of cheese? I would have a wine and cheese night and put it out with some of those wedgie knives and chip away at it all night. I’d figure out what to do with the rest in the morning.
    🙂

  24. Megan says:

    I love ravioli (any kind!) but those look especially delicious 😀

  25. Megan says:

    i suscribe by google reader!

  26. Megan says:

    i visited buildasign.com, i’d love to get one of the magnetics

  27. Cheryl W. says:

    Oh I could think of a million dishes to make or accent with this Grana Padano, but I am dying to make a rich homemade tomato soup, using the tomatoes from my garden. I can only imagine that homemade Chibatta bread chunks nestled on top with lots and lots of grated Grana Padano cheese and fresh basil ribbons, would blow my mind.

  28. Aparna E. says:

    I would normally say I’d use the cheese to grate over pasta or grilled corn, but I know myself. I’d cut off chunks and eat it plain!

  29. Aparna E. says:

    You know I already follow you! 🙂

  30. shaz says:

    Yum, yum, yum Lisa! I LOVE corn, I always nibble to raw cob after I’ve de-kernelled it it, so sweet. I’m going to make this ravioli very soon. Sadly I’m not eligible for the giveaway, oh what I would do with a hunk of cheese! Good luck everyone else 🙂

  31. Maureen says:

    I made ravioli this week too. I think there’s something earthy about making your own pasta and rolling it out by hand. I think I’d use the machine next time though. 🙂

    As for blogging, I’ve made so many friends by blogging and twittering and hope to continue for a long time. I too, write like I talk and cook things I love to eat. I won’t cook something I don’t like just because it will photograph well.

    I do drool over some bloggers photos but because they are great photos.

    Perhaps I’m so new at blogging that I don’t know many high profile bloggers. I comment to people who are nice to me. Maybe that’s not the way to go about it but at my age I can do whatever I want. 🙂

  32. Chef Dennis says:

    You are truly amazing, not only making your own pasta, rolling it out by hand and coming up with those beautiful ravioli! Your images are beautiful and your writing heartfelt. I think we are our own worse critics, you my friend are an outstanding blogger, chef, and photographer, and the proof is always in your posts. Like everything else in life politics enter into what we do and that’s what leaves us with a bad taste in our mouth. But don’t ever think that you are not up to the task, you set the bar!
    Cheers
    Dennis

  33. Wow — a refreshing combination of flavors I love and never would have thought of 🙂

  34. andy says:

    Your photos are amazing!!!! Thanks for sharing.

  35. MOM4everandever says:

    not kissing up but i like your photos because they are real, I make homemade pasta with the kids too- cannot take or stand boxed pasta and even my kids like the fresh smooth taste of homemade pasta…we would make some ravilio and have some fun…yummy and mouthwatering…

  36. Valerie says:

    I really appreciated your bit about the blogging clique. Sometimes I feel like I just don’t do enough to network (heck, I’m not even on Twitter!) or do something more public with my blog. But the truth is, I started my blog as a personal, stress-free space. Sure, I’m thrilled to keep discovering new blogs, and getting glimpses of the wonderful people out there, and even knowing a few local bloggers personally. But I don’t feel the need to get all “serious” about it, either.

    Can I just say that I love, love, love your ravioli? Your filling and sauce are awesome, and Grana Padano is an amazing cheese. I’ve been looking for ricotta-free ravioli recipes, and this is a great one!

  37. Awesome job on the challenge, I would love to dig into that plate of raviolis!

  38. linda says:

    I’m glad that post resonated with you- it was a hard one to write. Your ravioli has derailed my day- I’m going to have to lug out the pasta maker and get my agnolotti on now thanks to you:) xx, Linda

  39. Susan Ladd says:

    Hope to win !!!!!

  40. Sharon says:

    Beautiful ravioli! I am not quite so industrious but I am inspired. Looks delicious! If I won that gorgeous block of cheese I would eat it as-is, use it in my sauces and also in my lasagna and on homemade pizza. And freshly grated in olive oil to dip my homemade bread in. Thanks for the wonderful giveaway!

  41. Sharon says:

    I am one of your twitter followers @rusthawk.

  42. Sharon says:

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  43. Sharon says:

    I looked around the Build a Sign site – nice! I liked several of her bumper stickers too 🙂

  44. Sharon says:

    I am one of your happy email subscribers!

  45. Katrina says:

    Mmm, looks de-lish! Beautiful! On my cooking bucket list is homemade pasta, never made it. Ravioli are at the top. One of the best foods I’ve ever had was some giant butternut squash ravioli. I say giant because you got like 2 of them in this serving of the most amazing swimming-in-cream sauce ever.

  46. Kristiina says:

    Looks Delicious! If I was able to get my hands on that grana padano cheese I would probably tuck it into some scones for a lovely Sunday morning breakfast.

    thanks!

  47. Brian J says:

    Mouthwatering as usual!

  48. tracy davis says:

    I would use it on vegetables

  49. Awesome! I’m a cheese addict!

  50. I liked Grana Padano on Facebook.

  51. I am following you on twitter

  52. I just browsed buildasign.com

  53. Genevieve Schreck says:

    I would put the Grana Padano Riserva cheese on my homemade garlic pizza; my homemade calzones; my homemade pastas; my homemade lasagna; beaten w/eggs to dip my chicken and/or cube steak cutlets in before frying; and, once beaten w/eggs to dip and fry my zucchini, eggplant, zucchini ‘flowers’, mushrooms and broccoli.

    BUT most importantly of all, I would just inhale the smell on my hands from handling this wonderful cheese and just feel like I was in heaven…..maybe, put a touch of the cheese behind my ears, too!

    Thank you for the opportunity to win some wonderful food and the signs!!!

  54. Deborah Rosen says:

    I’m in charge of the bread/fruit/cheese board at our monthly neighborhood dinner party, so I’d definately bring the Grana Padano Riserva cheese on that. I’d grate some for our “Sunday gravy” with (whatever pasta I’m in the mood to make) dinner and I’d probably have several nosh fests late at night, when the rest of the world is sleeping…

  55. Deborah Rosen says:

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  56. Deborah Rosen says:

    I liked Grana Padano on Facebook.

  57. Deborah Rosen says:

    I visited the buildasign site – I kind of like the “seek peace” license plate.

  58. Linda Lansford says:

    I will make mac and cheese

  59. Linda Lansford says:

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  60. Leslie says:

    Good grief woman, how could your photos and your writing be any better?!? This post (and your photos) had me drooling even though it’s past 11 and I should be heading to bed. If I won that bad boy I’d be making this ravioli stat, then I’d settle in and develop the perfect grilled cheese sandwich with a mix of Grana Padano and…

    OK, off to do my homework.

  61. Leslie says:

    OK, I just “liked” Grana Padano on Facebook

  62. Leslie says:

    And I already followed you on Twitter before.

  63. Leslie says:

    And I just checked out buildasign.com

  64. chef_d says:

    Wow, I’ve never thought of corn, basil and tomatoes together, but your ravioli looks so delicious! Your pictures are always beautiful and I love reading your blog posts because of the way you write 🙂 Excellent job for this month’s challenge as always!

  65. Lori says:

    Looks fantastic. I bet it tasted amazing.

    I made a comment on someone’s blog, some guy, I wish I could remember where it was in response to cliques and such in the blogging world. I agree whole heartedly with everything you said. Sometimes I feel the blogs, some of them I do still read, are rather snotty. It makes me crazy. Not everyone has the money to do the thing that those blogs do. Who cares? Just because you dont have an expensive camera doesnt mean you cant create some pretty good shots.

  66. I love homemade pasta. I’m working on some now as I write this as a matter of fact. These look delicious!

  67. Devona says:

    I follow you on twitter. @dat757deeva

  68. Devona says:

    I love homemade pasta, so of course that would be a must for the cheese. I would also add it to my “grown folks” mac and cheese and whatever other dish deems worthy of greatness.

  69. Devona says:

    I tweeted the giveaway @dat757deeva

  70. Devona says:

    I liked Grana Padano on Facebook

  71. Devona says:

    I follow your blog on my Google reader

  72. Devona says:

    I keep looking at this corn and thinking about the local corn from the farmer’s market in tmy freezer…hmmm. I really miss doing the Daring Bakers/Cooks challenges. Maybe I’ll have to stop by and do a few again.

  73. Crumbs of Love says:

    I tweeted!

  74. Crumbs of Love says:

    And I follow you on twitter…

  75. Crumbs of Love says:

    If I was so lucky to win the coveted cheese prize I would shave it over a simple salad of prosciutto and arugula.

  76. Jessica says:

    I would use it for ravioli fillings, in amuse bouche settings such as endive and fig, over savory anise ice cream…

  77. Susie D. says:

    It would have to be pizza. Mmmmm!

  78. bevvbevv says:

    I LOVE grana padano with raspberry preserves for dessert:-)

  79. bevvbevv says:

    I follow Parsleynsage on twitter:-)

  80. Klee says:

    Totally neat giveaway. I’d like to try that basil brown butter.

  81. Klee says:

    Looking around BuildASign now!

  82. Klee says:

    Subscribed via Google Reader!

  83. Meryl says:

    I would eat it in chunks along with some crusty bread!

  84. Louis says:

    I’d use it in salads, in my homemade vegetarian lasagna, over pizza…

  85. jenni says:

    Mmmm, cheeeeeese 😉 What a great giveaway! And recipe – it’s on my save list! What would I make? Hmmm, lasagna, gnocchi, cold dips… a heck of a lot of stuff with that much!

  86. chris says:

    in salad

  87. What a fabulous idea for a filling. Your pasta looks perfect for summer. If I won the cheese I’d have to try my hand at making your ravioli.

  88. Suzanne says:

    I just had to tell you your pictures look great, I finally got to view them on my computer, just lovely. I love that big hunka cheese that is so wonderful that they will send someone a sample 🙂 You are fabulous blogger and the cliques are inevitable wherever we go,but you already know how I feel about them. I follow you, I tweet you, and subscribe to you, if that isn’t love than I don’t know what is! LOL!

  89. Carolyn Jung says:

    The combo of tomatoes and corn in summer just makes my heart sing. But the combo in ravioli? That really makes my stomach sing with total satisfaction. 😉

  90. Juls says:

    I hear you so loud and clear on what you said about your blog being your own cozy record of your food, for your primarily, and not to be played with for the benefit of traffic. I stayed happy, rambling, whinging as I felt on my blog for a year or so and then, weirdly, when I started getting some actual traffic and subscribers that weren’t my family I started going totally paranoid and freaking out about “my voice”. It took a while to calm down and realise that I didn’t have to do all that because this thing was a record for me and me primarily. Of course its nice if people read it or if people use it but its my record and I shouldn’t be trying to stressfully change the way I speak in order to attract or maintain an audience.

    I also hear you on the lack of natural light!

    I like using hard cheese in wholemeal pie crusts. Also when I make gluten free breads for friends that are coeliac, the flours need some flavour to it and hard cheeses such as grana padano have always worked really well in that regard. I also just like melting strips in the oven and waiting for them to cool to use as little crisps when I’m being lazy and greedy.

  91. baobabs says:

    this looks amazing!!! i had a sweet corn ravioli at Horizons restaurant in Macau, it was topped with a beet crisp and cooked in smoked black pork belly emulsion. you post is inspiring me to try my hand at it!

    http://julianaloh.com/blog/?p=4229

  92. Dan says:

    For someone who doesn’t have natural light your photos are always fantastic. It just goes to show how good a photographer you really are. Of course your cooking and baking abilities are awesome too and well documented here in your blog. The raviolis look great and I would really like to taste some.

  93. Jan says:

    I would love the cheese. We are huge cheese eaters. I would shave some and put it on scalloped tomatoes right off the bat.

  94. Tracy P says:

    I would make an amazing pizza with roasted red peppers, garlic and chicken sausage.

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  97. cloud10277 says:

    I would make a pizza with roasted red pepper, garlic, and chicken sausage.

  98. I’m a huge Grano fan. It would be put to good use at our house…served with pasta or on a cheese plate…with a little honey maybe. Making myself hungry just thinking about it.

  99. I already get your feeds…

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  101. I had viewed this on my phone and was about ready to drool all over the place! I think I forgot to comment so now I’m wanting to tell you…YUM! I would pay good money to eat this!

  102. Shumaila says:

    That looks great! And the cheese looks yummy! I would probably use the cheese in a gratin and definitely in pasta!

  103. Marybeth S says:

    I would shave some for my late summer tomato, basil salad. Followed and tweeted.

  104. All the summer flavors sound so good in this dish! I’ve never made spaetzle, but I’d like to try some day. I do love making ravioli. And, sweet corn and grana padano filling is perfect for it right now.

  105. Yuri says:

    I think your photos are beautiful! I could not participate in this month’s challenge, wish I had made something 🙁
    I would use grana padano to make these raviolis then use them on salads till I run out 🙂

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  109. Donna Currie says:

    I would grate it on top of my home made pizza

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  112. OMG Lisa corn ravioli, what a unique combination. I LOVE it. you’re a genius!! They look fantastic and all your photos are great!

  113. I’d love to win that big wedge of cheese, perfect for sprinkling over baked goodies or pasta dishes

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  115. Juliana says:

    Wow Lisa, you still amazes me…homemade ravioli? I love the filling. Great pictures as always. Nice giveaway as well.
    Hope you are having a fantastic week 🙂

  116. amanda says:

    i’d use it on pasta, salads, veggies, and of course just eat it straight off of the cheese knife. being from wisconsin, i love cheese!

  117. Toss the linguine mixture until it is combined well and sprinkle it with the prosciutto Grana Padano and chopped basil…

  118. Krista says:

    I love this creative ravioli, Lisa! 🙂 Sweet corn would be so amazing paired with those lovely, juicy tomatoes. 🙂 Cheese of all kinds makes me happy. Being in Amsterdam I’m getting to try all sorts of delish ones. 🙂 Thank you so much for your kind note on my blog. 🙂 Your support and compassion have been such a comfort to me.

  119. Manu says:

    First of all, your ravioli look perfect… and I have eaten (and made) my fare share of ravioli! 🙂
    I LOVED this month’s challenge!!!!

    I would Grana in pretty much anything (we Italians tend to)… if I had to choose one dish I’d say in a stuffed meatloaf! 🙂

  120. Pat R says:

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  122. Pat R says:

    I would make cheese gnocchi with the wedge if I win……….

  123. liz2024 says:

    Those ravioli look soooooo goood.

    and hell yeah for being yourself!! Don’t ever change.

  124. Heather McDonough says:

    I’d try to use it to make some cheese biscuits.

  125. ky2here says:

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  126. I’d love to make a parmesan stock by infusing the rind with vegetables and chicken bones! 🙂 Then I’d use that as a base for pasta sauces or even cook the pasta in that!

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  129. I would make risotto for breakfast, lunch and dinner!

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  135. Jessica says:

    Yummy ravioli dish! I like the combination of sweet corn and veggies. Very healthy and you have unique style of food preparation. This is a good learning experience for me today. Thanks also for sharing the recipe.

  136. Gayle C says:

    Your recipes sound and look delicious. I would love the Grana PaDano because one of my favorite pastas is simply angel hair with brown butter and a good quality cheese, like Mizithra.

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  138. Jamie says:

    I am so thrilled and lucky to have found you and become your friend. In all of our interactions I have learned that you are one of the few bloggers who really stays true to themselves and so far above the whole fray that it is a joy to be up there with you! We have discussed all the negatives we see in the food blog world. I agree that we do want aim for great photos and we do love it when people visit our blogs and hope that they love our space, feel at home and feel inspired. But all the marketing and branding and blatant self-promotion with little value behind it? No way. I love what I do, love food, am passionate about writing and strive to create the best I can, something I am proud of. I know this shows in a blog.
    That said, wow! I have failed miserably twice at homemade ravioli and you inspire! I’ll be trying this. Love the corn and grana filling, too. Creative and inspiring (not to mention mouthwatering) as usual. And I love the way you write – it is fun and down to earth and definitely you!
    xoxox

  139. I love your blogging out look! I totally get what you mean about that stereotypical A crowd stuff that goes on! The ravioli…. LOOK AMAZING! SOOO GOOD! And this cheese? Hi I totally want to win! I would shred it in little mounds on a cookie sheet and bake them so I would have cheese crisps then I could garnish a steak or a bowl of soup with it! YUM! FYI, Who doesn’t complain about not enough natural light? Probably only people who live in a green house.

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  142. Annette D says:

    My family loves pasta, so we would use it on all our favorite pasta dishes!!

  143. Annette D says:

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  144. Annette D says:

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  145. clara says:

    i would make ensaymada ( filipino brioche w/cheese) and use the cheese as topping with some ham 🙂

  146. Angela Morales says:

    With the leftovers from the wine and cheese party, I would spend some time coming up with fabulous recipes to share with friends and family!

  147. Liz says:

    You DO have a cozy nook here…always a delight to visit! Your ravioli looks amazing…I love corn, and would never have thought of it as a pasta filling. But I approved and would love a taste…or two 🙂

  148. debbie says:

    The ravioli looks amazing. I would use the cheese to put in a bread recipe.
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  149. deana c says:

    I would serve the 3 lb hunk of Grana Padano Riserva withe roasted red peppers and fresh salami with crackers.

  150. Veronica says:

    I would put some in my scrambled eggs along with cream.

  151. Veronica says:

    I would get one of BuildaSigns 18×27″ Signs for my law firm.

  152. Jenni says:

    Wow, this comment is soooo late. But apparently not late enough that I can still qualify for cheese! Hooray!
    First off, you ravioli looks amazing! I’ve been wanting to try my hand at ravioli for a while, but you have gotten rid of my intimidation of it! Beautiful job! And your filling sounds wonderful! Also, that is a LOT of cheese. If I had 3 whole pounds of cheese, I am sure I would eat it as a snack, plus add it to every meal I could. Scrambled eggs and cheese! Grilled cheese sandwich! Pasta with veggies and cheese! (Hey, gotta think simple, got a little one to feed!)

  153. Colleen S. says:

    Would throw the cheese into everything and use the signage for my hubbies business.

  154. Lauren says:

    I’d probably eat it straight off the wedge.

  155. Candida says:

    I would probably eat quite a bit if the cheese straight (truth), but a couple of lasagnas for my huge family seem in order!

  156. Candida says:

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  158. Julie M says:

    I would grate it over my grilled zucchini. It sounds so good.

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  160. Darcy B says:

    I would make home made cheese tortelini –I haven’t made it in years but I would love to!
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  161. elangomatt says:

    I think I’d have trouble not eating the whole block by just shaving off a sliver every time I went to the fridge! I bet this cheese would be great mixed into mashed potatoes maybe with some garlic.

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  164. dddiva says:

    I would use that yummy cheese on pizza, puffy chicken and mixed with panko for coatings to “oven fry”.

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  168. sandy says:

    i would love to have this cheese to grate into my soup

  169. Michael Smith says:

    aweswome ravioli

  170. kathy pease says:

    id use this baked into a lasagna 🙂

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  172. carolpie says:

    I would share it with my daughter and SIL. SIL spent a year studying in Italy, so I know he misses their food there. This is the real stuff!
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  178. Angela Cash says:

    My friends and I try to get together a couple of times a month for cheese, wine, & conversation. I would definitely serve some Grana Padano Riserva at our next gathering. Yum!

  179. Angela Cash says:

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  183. susan smoaks says:

    i would put smoaks on my custom license plate

  184. Ed Nemmers says:

    We would use this in omelets!

  185. Lorena Keech says:

    I’d take it to work for our potluck…it would disappear in a minute!!

  186. Nick Hilleshiem says:

    I would use it to make a homemade lasagna, and a homemade mac n cheese. The options are endless! yum!

  187. Nick Hilleshiem says:

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  191. Donna K says:

    I would put it on spaghetti.

  192. Donna K says:

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  194. fairy_mi says:

    Wow, that looks absolutely amazinggggggggggggg!
    You are a true kitchen goddess dear!
    I suffer from a severe pasta addiction lately,
    So this dish comes in a really bad timing-
    i cannot describe how much i want to eat this 🙂

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  201. Elizabeth says:

    Oh my gosh, these ravioli were delicious! It took a bit of work, but it was totally worth it! The sweet, creamy corn filling was extraordinary! Thanks for posting it! This is our new summer go to ravioli!

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