Posts tagged "ricotta"
Clippings: September 1, 2011
The internet is a great source for all things foodie, and we’re constantly bookmarking, starring, and emailing intriguing recipes, food porn, and inspiration. Here’s a selection of clippings we think are worth checking out. Waking up to these lemon raspberry rolls on a sunny Sunday morning would not be too shabby. I know we’ve...
Today’s Special: July 13, 2011
Today’s Special: Crostini Do you remember how in the 90s everyone always wanted to order bruschetta as an appetizer? I think “crostini” are the new bruschetta despite the fact that you could argue they are the same thing: toasted bread with tasty toppings. Bon Appetit recently dedicated a whole article to crostini variations, and I...
Solo Suppers Beyond Cereal: Baked quinoa
This was an experiment. Taking dregs from my kitchen and trying to put them together in a way that would taste good and satisfy hunger. A workhorse solo supper. With some leftover milk, I made ricotta (I’m obsessed!). Quinoa in the pantry. Bits of veggies in the crisper. A ready supply of breadcrumbs. Combine...
Calzone Two Ways
Frozen pizza dough. Check. Fresh ricotta. Check. Method to use them together? Calzone. Calzones were rarely seen in restaurants when I was growing up. The closest thing was that staple of the junior high school microwave, the Pillsbury Pizza Pop. Anything authentic I associated with stuffed pizza was only via the Italian-American culture I...
Clippings: April 28, 2011
The internet is a great source for all things foodie, and we’re constantly bookmarking, starring, and emailing intriguing recipes, food porn, and inspiration. Here’s a selection of clippings we think are worth checking out. These buttermilk scones have me all hot and bothered. DIY brown sugar? Here’s how. Sometimes, non-alcoholic beverages are needed and...
Ricotta Gnocchi
Another Mark Bittman post. What can I say? I’m a big fan. (How many times have I said this before?) I could easily turn the Cream part of this blog into a Rhianna & Mark journey a la Julie & Julia, but if you follow along, you know that I do use recipes from...
DIY Ricotta (and Carrot-Shallot Pancakes)
With an upcoming vacation, always-already bills to pay and expenses to account for, and the general “life in Vancouver is expensive” sighs, I declared one rainy weekend to be a Spend Nothing weekend. No treats, no coffees, no take out. I’d be staying in with good movies and be making myself three, unique meals. ...
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