Comments on: Lost Recipes Found: Sweet Lasagna for Christmas Eve

By: Barbara

Barbara — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 00:58:25 +0000

I came across this by accident, because my sister, mother and I are on a quest to uncover the origins of the sweet lasagna my mother serves every year at Christmas time. It is also made with cinnamon and sugar, and served with tomato sauce as a first course. The recipe was something passed down through her paternal grandfather’s family; similar to Rita above, my mother’s family hails from San Fele in the Province of Potenza, in the Basilicata region of Italy.

My sister, brother and I, having grown up with this sweet dish, love it–and I am happy to report that I have converted my husband to its wonderfulness as well. Of my three children, only one likes it–the other two eat the unsweetened lasagna my mother also makes for my father and his family members. It’s the topic of much debate every time it’s served, with lines being drawn between those who love it, and those who don’t!

By: Erica

Erica — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 19:38:55 +0000

Deb,

My mother’s father made sweet ravioli with cinnamon and ricotta-no chocolate. He was Sicilian. It was served with tomato sauce, often for CHristmas Eve. I have a recipe for it in my ‘Flavors of Southern Italy’ book.

By: Deb

Deb — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 18:48:59 +0000

My father would often talk about how his mother, who was from Coropoli in Abruzzo, would make a sweet ravioli with chocolate shavings and cinnamon, and then, serve it in tomato sauce. They lived in an Abruzzese section of Philadelphia their entire adult life with little influence of other cultures.

By: Bea Lariccia

Bea Lariccia — Sat, 15 May 2010 06:58:59 +0000

I came to this recipe by searching Yahoo. I must say that this looks out of this world. Thank you for taking your time posting this!