Mmm…cannolis
Nice little dessert. Hazelnuts, ricotta, cream cheese, scraped a vanilla bean, some Splenda. Blueberries for props. LOL
Nice little dessert. Hazelnuts, ricotta, cream cheese, scraped a vanilla bean, some Splenda. Blueberries for props. LOL
We made up a bunch of cannoli shells for the picnic last week but Mrs J came down sick and we never got around to filling them till today. They’ve been in the freezer and seem none the worse for the wait. Last filling she made up was the basic vanilla filling of sweetened riccota … Continue reading Mmm…chocolate filled cannolis
We’ve had deep fryer fun today. Mrs J will fill these tomorrow for the big picnic.
Mrs J has been threatening to make some of these ever since she saw them during a Sopranos episode years ago. I ordered some of the tube forms the other day and today she fired up the mixer. This is the recipe we went with. I’m not a judge of cannoli, never had one before, … Continue reading Cannoli
Sometime contributor Michael Fallai shares a lot of terrific recipes on Facebook. The only hitch is they are often in Italian. Tonight’s featured recipe was one of those. If you ever want a laugh, let Google translate a recipe for you…and don’t let dissolve cheese in a water bath, or let your wine evaporate on flame … Continue reading Friday Recipe Exchange: Pears and Grilling
Things are not slowing down here. I put a bid in on a cute little Victorian house, only to face 15 other bids this past week. I did not realize house hunting was going to turn into a full-time job that feels like an episode of the Bachelor, where I go home without the rose … Continue reading Friday Recipe Exchange: Revisiting Fun with Ricotta
I know it’s grilling season, but we’ll have all summer to talk about grilling recipes. This week I wanted to try out a recipe that has been tucked away and waiting for me to put my spin on it. A while back, I asked you guys for a vegetarian meatball recipe, and you came through … Continue reading Friday Recipe Exchange: Fun with Ricotta