Tag Archives: ricotta

Homemade Dinners For Past-Due Holidays and Compromised Circumstances

By allison | Published: August 18, 2009
Last week I conjured up a four course meal for my brother and his wife as a delayed Christmas present. They’d already drank their special red wine I bought especially for the meal (from Italian Wine Merchants), but had only used half the bottle of exquisite extra virgin olive oil. The can of oil packed [...]
Posted in Experimenting, Handmade Food, Italian Food, Local Produce | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Meaning of Breakfast

By allison | Published: June 4, 2009
I always have breakfast. Whether it’s a rushed carton of Greek yogurt or a bowl of steel oats lovingly poured over the course of fifteen minutes in a kitchen with the birds chirping, I need it. I need it more than any other meal of the day. There’s something about the way that first bite [...]
Posted in Breakfast, Handmade Food, Obsessions | Also tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Electric Pink Food (And An Obsession With Ricotta)

By Allison | Published: December 30, 2008
What do you get when you combine fresh pasta, shredded roasted beets, and ricotta cheese? Why… pink pasta! If you’ve ever eaten ricotta, you’ll know it goes with various foods. In the savory category we have pasta, roasted potatoes, any vegetable really, bread, crackers, chicken, God who knows what else. With the sweets, we have [...]
Posted in Experimenting, Italian Food, Local Produce, Obsessions, Serious Eats | Also tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment