OK, the seed is planted in my foodie brain and I am relentlessly checking online to see if I can find the antique ravioli rolling pin. I have checked everywhere and am saddened to realize that the one and only one I saw was lost to me in ebay bidding. In the meantime, I realize I had a book that may help me and I begin reading "The Lost Ravioli Recipes of Hoboken" and I LOVE this book! I am about halfway through but love hearing how she wanted her family's recipe and how she traveled to Genoa in search of it. I also found a youtube.com video she did where she shows how to make ravioli...this is a great video and very helpful for getting a visual interpretation.
I decide to call my Mom in hopes that she will remember the filling in Nonni's ravioli. She used to sit at the table and watch her make ravioli. BUT...she couldn't remember! She said it was usually beef and ricotta (no spinach). She also said that they were covered in a light tomato sauce and that they were the best things she had ever eaten.
I also called my Aunt Titi who lived with Nonni and has made ravioli in the past. I was able to get from her that Nonni used either ground beef or minced chicken, spinach and ricotta. She said she would put in spices (she really only mentioned basil) and that the sauce was a tomato sauce. I didn't get any measurements from her or any other info as her phone was acting up and she had to go. Oh, she did say that it takes a lot of time to make them and that now she uses wonton wrappers if she wants to make them. Not exactly what I want. I want to make old fashioned, homemade ravioli like Nonni used to make. I want to feel a connection to my family.
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