okay, oregano-less or otherwise...

last nite claudia and i made ravioli. there was no oregano in the filling, but other than that, it was full of tasty ravioli-filling goodness.. (ricotta cheese, eggs, parmesan cheese, basil, garlic -- this seemed a safe bet for my first attempt at homemade ravioli). the dough came out really really good -- the best pasta dough i've made so far, i think -- i think because it was a straight half and half mix of semolina and all purpose wheat flour.

we were using a ravioli mold, and it took a few tries for us to debug the process. oiling the mold piece helped a lot with getting the ravioli out. also, i think i'd do better with a wooden rolling pin instead of my marble one for rolling the ravioli closed.

verdict: very very tasty.

boats!

went sailing today out to the boston outer harbor. very very fun. except for the part where we had no wind and were sort of idling in the choppy water, pitching and rolling and yawing without actually making forward progress. but on the other hand there were the parts where we were heeled over 25 degrees all close-hauled and having fun.

i still cannot believe they turned spectacle island into a park. it's so ... park-looking, now.

word to the wise from the voice of experience

note to self: when i'm wearing SPF45 sunblock, and i happen to do things that wipe the sunblock off my skin on, say, my knees and forearms and face ... remember to put more sunblock on.