Ricotta Hot Cakes and Warm Berries

March 22, 2008 by Dani

If we are actually going to be home in an actual house for Easter rather than waking up in our tent like we usually do, I suppose it would be nice to make a special breakfast. We had breakfast at Apte a few weeks ago and they served a dish similar to this. I’ve been […]

Crumbed Lamb Cutlets with Creamy Caponata

November 18, 2007 by Dani

This is a lovely spring dish but it would be lovely in winter too. I used the lovely long thin asian eggplants. I find they don’t have the bitterness of the big egg shaped eggplants so don’t need to be salted before cooking. I was considering making a straight eggplant and olive caponata to go […]

Stuffed Field Mushrooms

November 15, 2007 by Dani

After last night’s disasters, the stuffed mushrooms are back on track. First, make the faux ricotta. Not ricotta as it’s not made of whey. Really just soft cheese curds. Once you’ve tasted this you will never want to eat supermarket ricotta again. Faux Ricotta. 4 lites milk pinch sea salt 1.3 cup white vinegar Heat […]