Hello all,
Being new to blogging and not fully understanding how it all
works I would like to share a passion of mine with all of you. It’s Italian
Culinary, Recipes and Wines. I Hope there are many out there to share with me
as I would like to share with you, all about my experiences with making
Homemade Pasta’s , Great!! Melt in your mouth Pizza’s from scratch and many
more recipes and techniques of Italian Cooking. Last week my little sister came
in from out of town to stay with my Wife and me for a bit and while she was
here I made her Homemade Ravioli’s. Now I’m not talking about the store bought
frozen kind, but the ones I remember Grandma making for us on Sunday afternoons
after Church. The ones that only fit two to a plate… MMM, Mangia!! She would
say as I gobbled them down. Ah, the good ole memories that fill my head with
all the flavors of her food from her kitchen. Well, starting out we kneaded the
Pasta dough and rolled it out, we mixed the spices to the ricotta filling
mixture and formed our little pillows of pleasure, squeezing the air out and
sealing them to insure they would not come apart during the cooking stage. I
have been making them for years now but their always better to share when
family comes in town that has the same memories of Grandma’s kitchen as I do.
We wasted no time plating and covering them with Homemade Sauce (equally as
good as Grandma’s) then indulged in a great dinner with wonderful company and a
bottle of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano,
A “great” wine from the Tuscan Region of Italy.
