Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A soft, unripened and usually unsalted cheese made from whey, often used as a filling.
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- noun a soft
Italian unsalted cheese resemblingcottage cheese
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun soft Italian cheese like cottage cheese
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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But you need to make sure that the ricotta is well drained, so you can place it in some cheesecloth and let it drip over a bowl in the refrigerator overnight, so that the filling will not be too liquid.
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Myriam, what a delicious post - I'm a true believer that ricotta is good paired with almost anything.
ravioli with ricotta & sage filling myriam 2007
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PS: Do you think ricotta is a good substitute for mascarpone here?
mascarpone lasagne for the lazy cook myriam 2007
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True ricotta is poverty food intended to wring the last bits of protein from milk by reheating the whey that's left from making another cheese (hence the name ricotta - or recooked).
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19 April 2007 21: 22 myriam said ... village vegan - we like to recycle. so of course do we use winebottles not just for centrepieces but also as a tool in the kitchen! yey! patricia - i agree. ricotta is so good. i always keep a glass full of some homemade ricotta in the fridge. sometimes i eat it pure on bread with some honey and pesto. just delish!
ravioli with ricotta & sage filling myriam 2007
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Ricotta Crostini with Fresh Thyme starts with a batch of homeade ricotta, which is then whipped w a little milk and sea salt.
Score: Tied Sarah Lenz 2009
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Ricotta Crostini with Fresh Thyme starts with a batch of homeade ricotta, which is then whipped w a little milk and sea salt.
Archive 2009-03-01 Sarah Lenz 2009
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The flavor is delicate and fresh and best suited to dishes in which the ricotta is the star and not mixed with a million other things like in lasagna.
Archive 2008-04-01 roopa 2008
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The flavor is delicate and fresh and best suited to dishes in which the ricotta is the star and not mixed with a million other things like in lasagna.
Fresh Ricotta: Remnants of a Failed Dinner roopa 2008
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This pasta would have been better off described as ricotta and potato anolini as that is what could be tasted.
At My Table 2006
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