Pasta with Ricotta Cheese and Lemon

I kept seeing different pictures of Pasta with Ricotta Cheese and Lemon and . So of Parmesan Cheese. I bought a huge tub of Ricotta. I bought the wrong cheese. It should have been whole milk Ricotta. And I knew I had plenty of Parmesan which I didn’t. And my 2-lemons were in the veggie bin, with black spots.

So it’s fair to say. I messed up. I followed the basic parts and it was tart with lemon and didn’t have any weight.

Which is why I should have used Whole milk Ricotta, and picked up real lemons instead of using juice. And it was stron Romano Cheese as a Parmesan replacement.

I channeled Julia Child. …….She’s my patron saint. And I love her attitude.

She always said. If you run out of butter, use cream.

To give it some density I added- 1 whole cup heavy cream (bless you Julia)

Then about a cup of mild shredded cheddar cheese.

Everything was still hot. So this is blending nicely. However it needed to

be baked to actually pull together

I ground some bread and Ritz crackers..Making some tasty bread crumbs.

Melted butter and slowly stirred in the cracker/bread crumbs. Meanwhile I buttered

a glass pie plate.

Set the oven to 350

Poured the warm Pasta/Cheese into the buttered pie plate. Covered all the pasta with the buttered bread crumbs.

I baked it about 20 mins. It was bubbly on the edges. And I didn’t want it to dry out.

And after letting it sit a bit. I took a serving. It was very good.

I’d love to link the REAL recipe. However it’s a NY Times site. And I’ve used up my welcome.

I’ll make it again.

Meanwhile today….I baked bread. The easiest way. I used two frozen Rhodes White Bread loaves. Thawed, let rise once. Kneaded them into a huge ball. Sliced in two. Then Made two round loaves with first folding in Cheddar Cheese.. These gorgeous loaves. YUM.

It’s beautiful weather today. So this bread rose in about 20 min.

I hope you’re enjoying FALL!!

Enjoying the stash!

Jun4

I’m still loving my delivery, from Lion-Brand. I was able to make a set. Using “Mount Rainier”. It’s a “Heartland” yarn. And it’s a delight to knit. It is soft but has a good drape, and handles well, on the needles. It never split, there are no knots, or lumps. Not with the skeins I used. Although I rarely run into that problem with this make.

I made a cowl, mittens and I also did a scarf using the Addi Circular Knitting Loam. I don’t think I caught a picture of it. As I wanted to get it to my dear friend. She lived in Washington State looking at Mount Rainier..which is exactly what this gorgeous yarn is called.

Mount Rainier Heatland Yarn by Lion-Brand. This is it while I work the loom.

And these are the cowl and mittens. Btw. They feel so nice to wear.

These are the 4-needle mittens. I cast on 34 stitches on size 3 needle. I use small needles on all mittens even though they recommend size 7. I need the mittens to be tight, which makes them comfortable. It also keeps the shape, which helps with warmth.

The border it does in REDWOOD, by Heartland. Oh me and my Heartland. And here I am 20 mins from the bridge to Cape Cod and the open sea.

Lassen Volcanic is the name of this line. It’s a pretty shade, and a bit of a sheen like the Tacoma line.

COWL

With size 8 circular needles

Cast on 84 stitches…knit 3 rows even

4th row, purl 4 knit 3. …do Four Rows

You should be 8 rows now. The 9th row,

purl the 4 stitches and make a cable of the next

three stitches. It’s simple. …purl 4 and then put

the needle in the back of the third KNIT stitches knit that stitch

(it can be awkward the first few times) then knit the next

two. You just made a cable. Continue in pattern making

a cable every 4th round.

You can make it as long as you wish. This one is 10 inches.

MITTENS

I use the standard 4-needle mitten pattern. It’s in my head now.

I used size 3 needles. Because I wanted it to be snug. I cast on.

34 stitches and knit 2-purl-2. for 4 inches. I make them long in

the wrist and below the thumb. This isn’t a fast project. It takes

me a week to make a mitten. Keep little notes when you have

to put it aside.

This is the actual VERY OLD pattern for 4-needle mittens.

https://freevintageknitting.com/mittens/615-mittens-pattern.html

It was a dark day. I had to put everything on a chair and use the light, from the window. I wanted to get the color closest to the shade it is. It’s a cabled cowl and the standard 4-needle mittens.

And this is my HOMEMADE BREAD. I added a 1/4cup of Libby’s Pumpkin, and decreased the warm water. It’s GOOD. Makes a nice Tuna Salad! I slice it in half and freeze it. It is rich and has no preservatives. It will get moldy if I don’t. Fortunately when it thaws it will still taste homemade.