Category: cheese
Seadas (Sabadas): ancient cheese fritters with honey, from Sardinia
| February 23, 2012 | Posted by ameliaps under cheese, fried, Italia, Italian, regional |
It’s been a long month, hence my sporadic postings: apologies for being gone a while. I have been working on a global project (certainly interesting and challenging…), and the hours have been long and weird. Hence the limited bandwidth to spend time in the kitchen, writing and photographing. But it’s been on my mind and… more
Summer dinner w/friends: cheeses w/wine jellies, smoked pork, crepes w/ricotta & spinach, mocha semifreddo
| June 5, 2010 | Posted by ameliaps under bechamel, cheese, chocolate, crepes, dessert, mousse, pork, sauces, semifreddo, summer |
We had friends over for dinner. This is my absolute favorite time of the year to entertain. Fresh pre-summer evenings in which we can sit outside with candles and the bugs are not there to bother us yet.We set up a loooong table, with draping tablecloths, ferns from the garden and many many candles.There was… more
Rustic torta with rapini, ricotta, parmesan, and eggs
| April 18, 2010 | Posted by ameliaps under cheese, pie, savory, spring, vegetables, vegetarian |
Rustic “tortas” (covered savory pies) are quite popular in Italy, especially around spring time (a more complicated version on this torta is called “pasqualina” because served around “Pasqua” which is Easter). Italian love greens and they love cheese, so this savory pie combines these two wonderful great ingredients. They can be eaten warm right out… more
Meatless ricotta "meatballs" with a light tomato sauce
| January 11, 2010 | Posted by ameliaps under cheese, Italian, pasta and grains, ricotta, tomato, vegetarian |
Among my goals for the new year are a) eat less meat and b) start exploring traditional Italian dishes.So here’s a recipe that combines both goals and its fast and quick for an evening meal: meatless ricotta “meatballs” with a light tomato sauce. This is a traditional recipe from the Italian southern region of Calabria… more
Gnudi: delicate ricotta-parmesan gnocchi
| January 4, 2010 | Posted by ameliaps under any season, cheese, gnocchi, pasta and grains, ricotta, vegetarian |
These delicate and fluffy little gnocchi are a specialty at the The Spotted Pig in New York City. They are JUST ricotta and Parmesan: no flour, no potato, no egg!I got the recipe from Zen can cook. I cooked them twice and seasoned once with brown butter and sage and another time with a light… more
Peasant’s pie ("pizza rustica") with mozzarella and salame
| November 12, 2009 | Posted by ameliaps under any season, appetizers, autumn, cheese, crust, eggs, mozzarella, parmesan, salame, side dishes, winter |
This savory pie is delicious right out of the oven, piping hot and oozing mozzarella cheese in strands or diced up in squares once cooled in finger bites. It’s awesome for buffets and pic-nics. It is actually similar in idea to a quiche, but it is topped with pastry.You can be creative with the main… more
Home-made ricotta, on bread with fig spread
| November 7, 2009 | Posted by ameliaps under cheese, how-to, side dishes |
I love making home-made bread. So I wondered why would I not attempt to make another primordial food, such as cheese, too… So I did some quick research and voila’, ricotta came to me!It’s really easy to make home-made ricotta. It’s a 3 ingredient ordeal and it can all be done in about an hour.The taste… more
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