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forget the notion of making your own pasta...go to the refrigerator in the supermarket and buy the sheets of fresh lasagna pasta...or, better yet, buy them online at freshpasta.com and have them delivered to your door

try this one, it's unforgiveably easy and sinfully delicious

fry: 1 lb (500g) fresh ground turkey or chicken with a little olive oil. when lightly browned, remove and set aside. add a splash more olive oil to the skillet and fry 1 leek, finely chopped; 1/2 a bulb of fennel /anise, finely chopped and a fistful of basil leaves, chopped. when the leeks and fennel have wilted, add the meat and season with salt and pepper. fry another minute or so, then set aside

toast: 2 tblspns pine nuts in the skillet for a couple of minutes over a medium heat. they should turn golden, not brown (and certainly not black!)... add them to the turkey mix

spoon: mix onto lasagna sheets as detailed in the recipe above. brush with egg, press firmly to seal and set aside on sheets of baking parchment. if you are making them ahead of time, cover with another sheet of paper, then wrap the whole dish with cling film

drop: into a pot of rapidly boiling salted water and cook for 6-7 minutes, turning them with a slotted spoon half way through

whilst they're cooking: heat 1 stick/ 125g butter with 1/3 cup olive oil over a medium / high heat. add 8-10 sage leaves, 1/ 2 cup peas and 1/2 cup sugar snap peas. sprinkle a little salt and pepper. cook until the butter has browned slightly

arrange: the ravioli on a platter, pour the butter sauce over

double the flavour: cook another ravioli and serve them both together. try this: steam 4 small golden beets and 4 small red beets. when cooked, peel and dice. add 1/2 cup crumbled fetta cheese and 1/2 cup diced, fried bacon. season with salt and pepper and make ravioli as detailed above

and while you're at it, shave some parmesan on top...