Fall has arrived with a vengeance. It's sunny, but it's only in the low 60s. Kissing the summer barbecue goodbye, we decided to make fresh ravioli for dinner.

My husband is setting up the pasta machine as we speak to make the sheets of pasta. I'll mix up some ricotta, shredded mozzarella, egg, grated cheese, salt and pepper. Then we'll lay out one sheet of pasta, place a spoonful or so of the cheese mixture every few inches (depending on how large you want your ravioli) and then place another sheet on top. You then cut the ravioli with your pasta wheel, pinch the edges together, and pierce the top.

I'm making a meat sauce as well, so we'll have meatballs and homemade ravioli for dinner. My grandmother used to have a big wooden board to work on, and she used to make ravioli sometimes on Sundays. When I slept over there on a Saturday night, I would help her. My job was to pinch them together, so I can't wait to have them.