Darrell's family has a tradition that every year we come together as a family to make the Christmas dinner ahead of time. Normally, this day (Ravioli day) comes right after Thanksgiving and kicks off the Christmas season. This year, however, it was hard to get all of our schedules coordinated, so it fell on the weekend before Christmas. This was the first year I was able to attend the whole Ravioli day, so I decided to document this wonderful family tradition. I also want to share that this is a big part of the reason that we moved our family to Beaver county, Pennsylvania. It means so much to Darrell and I not only to be a part of these family traditions, but for our children to have these memories growing up, being a part of a large, extended family with rich traditions to pass along to their families, if they choose to do so.
Ravioli day is not only about making the Ravioli, but also making parts of the Italian wedding soup. Above is our nephew, Jake, cutting croutons for the soup.
Rolling the meatballs is another part of the day. Ravioli day also keeps the memory of Darrell's mom alive also. I could close my eyes yesterday and hear her voice through the conversations going on around me. Her memory is kept alive through conversations about the size of the meatballs, the consistency of the ravioli, the aprons that the girls wear, and the joy of being around each other.
Ann-Marie in her Ravioli day apron.
Karen checking the "thinness" of the ravioli.
Evan's first time rolling the Ravioli.
Toni constructing the ravioli......putting the cheese in....
and covering and cutting them to size.....
Ann-Marie getting a lesson in sealing them....
Evan and Ann-Marie hard at work sealing the ravioli.....
and the finished product. We can't wait to eat them Thursday night!
Darrell's family has a tradition that every year we come together as a family to make the Christmas dinner ahead of time. Normally, this day (Ravioli day) comes right after Thanksgiving and kicks off the Christmas season. This year, however, it was hard to get all of our schedules coordinated, so it fell on the weekend before Christmas. This was the first year I was able to attend the whole Ravioli day, so I decided to document this wonderful family tradition. I also want to share that this is a big part of the reason that we moved our family to Beaver county, Pennsylvania. It means so much to Darrell and I not only to be a part of these family traditions, but for our children to have these memories growing up, being a part of a large, extended family with rich traditions to pass along to their families, if they choose to do so.
Ravioli day is not only about making the Ravioli, but also making parts of the Italian wedding soup. Above is our nephew, Jake, cutting croutons for the soup.
Rolling the meatballs is another part of the day. Ravioli day also keeps the memory of Darrell's mom alive also. I could close my eyes yesterday and hear her voice through the conversations going on around me. Her memory is kept alive through conversations about the size of the meatballs, the consistency of the ravioli, the aprons that the girls wear, and the joy of being around each other.
Ann-Marie in her Ravioli day apron.
Karen checking the "thinness" of the ravioli.
Evan's first time rolling the Ravioli.
Toni constructing the ravioli......putting the cheese in....
and covering and cutting them to size.....
Ann-Marie getting a lesson in sealing them....
Evan and Ann-Marie hard at work sealing the ravioli.....
and the finished product. We can't wait to eat them Thursday night!
2 comments:
This looks like such a special time! I'm so glad you 'documented' the day. I wish my family did something like this. I'm so glad you finally got to take part in this wonderful part of Darrell family traditions!
Yum. I know you all had been looking forward to Ravoli Day. The music helps. Saw the Life is a Highway there too...I had pulled the Tom Cochrane one bu the boys rebelled...it wasn't the right one from Cars.
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