I just wanted to write a quick blurb about some amazing food my italian mom made this weekend. Saturday night she made what she said was "
torta con spinaci e ricotta" (cake with spinach and ricotta). Essentially, it was an italian spinach version of
spanakopita (the greek dish) or
baklava. It wasn't so flaky though. If she makes it again, I PROMISE I will get a picture. Basically, it was a sweeter and flakier version of pizza dough, calzone style, filled with a riccotta and spinach mixture. Basically it was to die for.
Sunday, we had yet another treat in preparation for Carnivale. This time, it was
ciambella (cham-BELL-uh). This was a version of a fried doughnut thing coated in sugar - but better than any "doughnut" you will ever have. It wasn't as dense and it was much thinner and smaller.
Maybe it's a good thing I don't have any pictures of these or else your watering mouth would be drooling.
