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CHICKEN RICOTTA LASAGNA…my best yet!
“The clever cat eats cheese and breathes down rat holes with baited breath.”W. C. Fields My fascination with fresh home made soft cheese continues. Vera’s blog, Baking Obsession, is constant inspiration, & I went back to make some ricotta for the second time. the first time I made it with her recipe was for the Daring Cooks Zuni Ricotta Gnocchi, where the ricotta was wonderful in every way, but not so the gnocchi, which floated away in gay abandon. This time I was making some to add taste to a lasagna recipe which was taking shape in my mind. I wanted creamy & cheesy, but with soft fresh cheese, not…
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ITALIAN CHICKEN ON STICKS… & SOME SHOPPING IN NEW DELHI !!
“Do not be afraid of simplicity. If you have a cold chicken for supper, why cover it with a tasteless white sauce which makes it look like a pretentious dish on the buffet table at some fancy dress ball?” Marcel Boulestin Have had a busy week, & just when I thought the kids were finally back to school after a 2 month vacation, ‘they’ (the district authorities) decided to extend the vacations! Too hot for all kids to be at school, so we have them home for another week. Phew! On the brighter side of life, we did manage to get a few random showers, which means we might expect…
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ZUNI RICOTTA GNOCCHI – Time For the Daring Cooks!!
“Try to cook so that it will surprise a little, agreeably and astonish slightly, without shocking.”Jean Marie Amat Here we are with the very first Daring Cooks’ challenge … Ricotta Gnocchi being hosted by Lis & Yvonne, the bravehearts behind the Daring Kitchen! They have chosen ‘a recipe from the stunning cookbook by Judy Rodgers, named after her restaurant, The Zuni Café Cookbook.’ This challenge takes me back to my first Daring Bakers challenge, where I signed up after many tugs between the head & the heart, & ran straight into a Lemon Meringue Pie. That was my first challenge with the Daring Bakers & I wept with my weepy…
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CHIPOTLE GARLIC FOCACCIA & ROMESCO DIP
“We may not be able to get certainty, but we can get probability, and half a loaf is better than no bread.” C.S. Lewis Made some scrumptious Chipotle Garlic Focaccia some days ago, & it’s begging me to get posted. The pressure of posts lining up is threatening to burst my drafts folder, as I struggle with this silly writer’s block. No time on hand is another matter altogether, & as I recently said to Judy (on Twitter obviously) – It’s a wonder we get anything done…half my recent life has been twittered away!! And then of course there’s always the Greek foodie, Peter, who twitters about wondering which post…
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GETTING MY HERBS RIGHT WITH PASTA & CHICKEN
“A man’s nature runs either to herbs, or to weeds; therefore let him seasonably water the one, and destroy the other.”Francis Bacon, Sr. Do I know my herbs? Well I thought I did, & was basking in my limited glory until I saw Helen’s beautiful Thyme shortbread cookies @ Tartlette. Hmmmmm, I thought, how come my oregano looks like her thyme? I got the seeds a while ago, & my gardener planted them. He’d never seen these herbs & I’ve only seen dried ones that looked more like green tea most of the time! Helen wrote to me when I left her a quizzical comment. A few pictures exchanged, &…
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STRAWBERRY YOGURT PANNA COTTA
“The secret lies in the love and the effort the maker puts into the creation. It really is a simple dessert to make. There’s nothing to it.” Maria Olivas Have finally found the time to post this lovely strawberry yogurt panna cotta which I made when my blogger friend Nachiketa was visiting. She came in to spend some time with me, & we did a whole lot of fun stuff that day , including cake & cupcake decoration. You can find the cake decoration post here. That day, we had a really hurried lunch, which we finished off with this simple, yet sublime, dessert which I made in a bit…
