Ever since making B&G Oyster’s inspired arugula, blood orange and ricotta salad, I have been on a bit of a ricotta kick – incorporating it into salads, dolloping it on strawberries and, more recently, experimenting with it on bruschetta-like toasts. Quick and easy to put together, they are effectively a kind of open-faced sandwich. Ideal as appetizers, I find that in this heat they can also be ample for a light dinner. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘ricotta’
Ricotta Toasts with Turkish Figs and Spring Blossom Honey
Posted in Appetizers & Hors d'Oeuvres, Cheese, Recipes, Salads & Sides, tagged Cheese, figs, food, Honey, recipe, Recipes, ricotta, ricotta toasts on August 8, 2012 | 4 Comments »
A Salad for All Seasons: Arugula, Blood Orange + Ricotta
Posted in Produce, Recipes, Salads & Sides, tagged arugula, blood oranges, food, oranges, recipe, ricotta on July 19, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Recently, I shared a recipe for Toasted Orzo Mac & Cheese, cobbled together after inspiration struck in the form of a couple of visits to B&G Oysters, a restaurant in Boston’s South End. For that side dish, the B&G team used Parmigiano Reggiano. At the opposite end of the cheese aging scale, however, they offered another delicious dish on their menu: arugula salad paired with citrus and their house-made ricotta – a fresh, young, milky cheese. (more…)
Italian Cheese: The Makings of Parmigiano Reggiano
Posted in Cheese, Cheesemaking, Education, Italy, Travelogues, tagged casaro, Cheese, cheesemakers, cheesemaking, Cravero, curds, DOP, food, Italy, parm, Parmigiano Reggiano, ricotta, whey on November 26, 2011 | 1 Comment »
On a recent trip to Italy, I had the opportunity to visit a co-op that makes Parmigiano Reggiano. It was a first for me – I have witnessed the cheesemaking process before and have even tried my hand at making chèvre but I had never before observed the making of a hard, aged cheese like Parmigiano Reggiano. (more…)






