Ricotta...
Originally uploaded by jennifermcilvaine.
...or...you can have too much of a good thing...
I went to my first Italian wedding this weekend - it was really unbelievable. There was so much food - I was literally eating for about 6 hours (yes, I felt a little sick afterwards....). I think the antipasti was the best part. There were stations set up along the outside patio of the villa/restaurant where the reception was held www.vallerosa.com. There was a frying station with fried mozzarella, calamari, and fried vegetables, then a wood fired pizza station, then a grill station with skewers and sausages, not to mention inside were long tables filled with cheeses, salumi, olives, prosciutto, etc..., but the BEST part was the ricotta station: they took warmed ricotta and spooned it over toasted bread with honey and poppy seeds - it was the most decadent, but light, heavenly pudding ever!!!
Then after all of that, we had six more courses, plus cake, and a dessert buffet. I really cannot believe how much I ate. And to top it all off, the next day was Fede's sister's 40th birthday, so we had a nice big 4 course birthday lunch. Can you say "salads" for the next 6 months...
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