My Ravioli Adventure - Day 7

It is a rainy and gloomy looking day out but I am looking forward to my day. My husband and I are getting to spend some quality (alone) time together. Thankfully, he loves going to antique stores as much as I do. We headed to an antique store near our house first and I did find some rolling pins...but nothing was exactly what I was looking for. We headed to Leesburg and took the ferry - it was a beautiful drive with the leaves changing. Leesburg has a main street with shops and restaurants and a handful of antique stores. We were able to find two rolling pins there (but no ravioli rolling pin). We found a very authentic mexican restaurant and had some amazing mexican food - you would not believe how much food we got for $8 apiece. We walked across the street to another antique store and I found my third rolling pin. Next, we headed to the last antique store on our stop in Lucketts. I really liked this store! Beautiful! No rolling pins though but I loved walking through this store. Another neat place that we passed (and came back to) was decorated with a pink and black polka dot silo. Another great store with lots of things I really liked. All in all, a very successful day for finding rolling pins. I just don't know where to go next for the antique ravioli rolling pin I desperately want...

My Ravioli Adventure - Day 1

Welcome to my blog! For those foodies out there, I hope you enjoy this. My family is Italian American and my grandparents came over from Florence, Italy. I have always had a real interest in Florence and finally got a chance to go there...it was more amazing than I ever imagined! My Nonni was an incredible cook and I was lucky enough to have experienced her food on holidays. But, the one thing she made that always made everyone smile in remembrance, was her ravioli. My Dad (who passed away in 2008), would literally go to a different place when he would describe her ravioli. He said it was the best thing he had ever eaten and that they were so incredibly light they would slide down his throat. I only wish I had Nonni around to teach me how to make them.

How did I decide to learn to make homemade ravioli like Nonni made? Well, I had recently made some changes to my kitchen and had some wall space that I didn't know what to do with. The idea came to me that I wanted to hang antique/vintage rolling pins on the wall. I went on ebay in search of rolling pins and came across an antique Italian ravioli rolling pin. Unfortunately, I was only going to bid so much and was outbid and did not get the rolling pin. I will continue to search until I find one!!! Once I get an idea in my head, it is hard for me to let go of it.

Now, the search was on for an antique ravioli rolling pin and to try and figure out Nonni's recipe...