PJ is often the beneficiary of my ever-evolving Italian cooking skills acquired from visits to Rome and Milan like this last trip in December. In addition to watching Zia Adrianna hone her skills, Lucy, Barbara, Chiara and I took a couple of days to drive to Milan. After touring one of Italy’s most beautiful and modern cities, we treated ourselves to an afternoon cooking class in the test kitchen of La Cucina Italiana magazine.
So tonight for dinner, Spinach ravioli served with a traditional brown butter and sage sauce. To solve the problem of an absence of protein, I stopped at Hannaford and picked up some Al Fresco chicken sausage seasoned with roasted peppers and Asiago cheese.
Sausage in Sage and Brown Butter Sauce
Why the blast of domesticity, you ask? Well, that’s the best part. I hope you will consider joining me at Café Miranda on Saturday morning, March 19th for a Pasta Throwdown between me and chef owner, Kerry Altiero. Café Miranda is known far and wide for their homemade pastas and specialty sauces featured on their eclectic menu. But last time we talked, Kerry challenged me after teasing me about my more traditional hand–rolled pasta making style.
The finished dish was quite delish!
Ciao for now!
en opened by Rodney and Anna Mason. They have refurbished the lobster shack with a gift shop and they also sell lobsters and snacks. If you are so inclined, they will even cook the lobsters for you right there to enjoy along with chips and soft drinks right on the dock. Owl’s Head harbor, where Ship to Shore wharf is located is a magnificent spot. It’s the picture postcard perfect vision of what you imagine a fishing harbor to look like. The docks are lined with colorful lobster traps and buoys. If you’re making your way out to Owl’s Head Lighthouse, this is a great place to stop, grab some lobster and soak in the local views. For the photographer, it’s also a great place to capture the Maine coast! Please click 
So last night, we got lucky (in many ways). I just realized how that sounds, so get your mind out of the gutter. What I mean to say is that our check-ins arrived early; we had a full house; and we were able to sneak downtown for dinner out on a Saturday night.