Aargh! Here I am, with the best intentions in the world about posting lots of exciting things, and I can’t, because I don’t have time, because I’m too busy cooking! Well, and singing. To give you a brief glimpse of…
Category: ricotta
Recipe: Baked Ricotta
Today is horrendously hot, and the next two days threaten to be worse. I have therefore spent the afternoon… cooking. No, really, bear with me, it isn’t as mad as it sounds. Cooking in this weather can only be described…
Recipe: Orange Me Up (Scotty)!
What do you get when you cross orange salad with tiramisu? In my case, you get something a lot like a very orangey, boozy, rich, trifle. Which I choose to call ‘orange me up’, because tiramisu means ‘pick me up’,…
Making Cheese while the Sun Shines
Well, it shone a bit. Or didn’t actively rain. Something like that, anyway. Today, I attended a one-day workshop on making feta cheese. Actually, we made four kinds of cheesestuff – Greek-style feta, gourmet feta, yoghurt and ricotta – and…
Recipe: Ricotta and Herbs
Still feeling too seedy to really be creative, so here’s a really short, easy recipe, inspired by The Complete Italian Vegetarian Cookbook. This recipe makes me feel a little sad, because right now is absolutely not the season for it…
Recipe: Lemony Garlicky Fractal Broccoli with Pasta
I wanted to call this creamy lemony garlicky floral fractal broccoli with pasta, but I thought that might be a tad long. I haven’t cooked or eaten Romanesco Broccoli before, and the recipes I had all seemed to involve cutting…