I love the fluffy ricotta and rich tomato sauce layered into traditional lasagna, but don’t always need the carb count from the noodles. These stuffed mushrooms are filling, hearty, and delicious. Double the recipe for a quick and easy dinner.


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Trifles are the biggest buckets o' fun, y'all. They're so cool and smushy and moist and indulgent and layery ( Read more... )

When I was a little girl, I had an opportunity to go to the NC State Fair on a field trip with my class, but decided not to tell my parents about it (read more about why on my blog). I was disappointed not to go with my classmates, but this weekend (a decade and a half later), Mike gave me a "do-over": he took me to the fair! I ate a Krispy Kreme ( Read more... )

Thank you SO MUCH for helping to vote Willow Bird Baking into Round 5 of Project Food Blog! Only 72 blogs remain, and I can't believe I'm a part of such an awesome group. I appreciate it so much ( Read more... )

It's been a snowy and icy couple of days here, and I needed a warm, hearty breakfast. I nabbed a recipe off of Smitten Kitchen for ricotta muffins and fiddled with it to match my craving. Voila: Strawberry Walnut Ricotta Muffins ( Read more... )

Daring Bakers challenge this month wasn't baking at all! Instead, we rolled up our sleeves and made cannoli. It was the first time I'd ever deep-fried anything, and it turned out well!

I topped my cannoli with:
1. Dark chocolate and chopped hazelnuts
2. Chopped peanuts and peanut butter chips
3. Cinnamon chips (definitely my favorite! Mmm!)


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I wanted to do something with plums and ricotta cheese this weekend. Something rustic, hearty, and lovely. Something beautiful -- naked plum halves roasted to bubbly perfection. Thankfully, my friend posted this Original Plum Torte recipe (thanks m!), of which she had fond childhood memories. I adapted it to make individual mini-tortes in ( Read more... )

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Can anyone help me with my cheese mistake? I wanted to make tiramisu but accidentally bought ricotta instead of marscapone cheese, and now I have no idea what to do with it. Any suggestions? Does anyone have a favorite tiramisu recipe (for when I can find the correct kind of cheese), or an alternative tiramisu recipe that doesn't use cheese ( Read more... )

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