Swing by the Ravioli Company on your way home and order your favorite shape; they'll pull fresh pasta from the fridge and slice it to order, all for less than $5 a pound. Throw in a salad and a container of sauce and you have a home-cooked meal actually cooked (largely) in your home. And, likely, it will be better, cheaper and quicker than if you tried raid the pantry.
Ravioli Company, 3413 S. Manhattan Ave., Tampa, 813-254-2051
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This article appears in Sep 2-8, 2009.