Most commercial ricotta cheese is ubiquitous, nondescript. It works just fine as a filling for lasagna or as a base for Italian cheesecake, but ricotta is not usually the belle of the ball. I have a new favorite ricotta to eat off the spoon: Maplebrook Farm Whole Milk Ricotta. It is creamy, even silky. Its taste […]
As the temperature starts to cool, the way we cook begins its seasonal shift. Bright red tomato salads give way to brilliant, roasted butternut squash. The grill gets used less often and we re-introduce ourselves to the oven. Sage is one of my favorite fall herbs. It is pretty in the Autumn garden and it lends itself […]
If you haven’t heard of or sipped Q Tonic, we highly encourage you to get some in your glass. It makes you wish they never stopped making tonic this way. Say good-bye to overly sweet Canada Dry. Q Tonic has fewer calories and is sweetened with agave syrup. It even has real honest to goodness quinine in it! Historically quinine was […]
