Given that I own at least a thousand cookbooks and have files stuffed with recipes I intend to make “one of these days,” it can feel like a guilty pleasure to revisit a recipe. I should be expanding my repertoire, or scrolling Tik-Tok to see what’s trending. Instead I’m looking back and recalling some favorite spring dishes—with cheese, of course!—that have entered my personal Hall of Fame.
Read moreNot Quite Cannoli
I’ve always loved cannoli filling but the fried outside? Not so much. Bakeries refrigerate this perishable pastry, and the crunchy shell loses all its appeal. So I just make the inside—basically, a whipped ricotta mousse with chopped bittersweet chocolate, toasted pistachios and almonds, and candied orange peel. Lately, I’ve used Seville orange marmalade to sweeten the mousse and eliminated the candied peel. So easy. If you’re treating Mom to a homemade meal on Mother’s Day, here’s her dessert. Or her breakfast in bed. What a luscious way to start the day.
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