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In my kitchen…

…are saffron crocus bulbs, a gift from my lovely friend Becca, the InTolerant Chef.  I could be picking my own saffron next year!

In my kitchen…

…are some new textured mugs.  Made by Ecology Homewares, each design comes in a box of four, but I split packs with my mum and Uncle Steve (Pete’s brother), so that we could all have one of each.  They worked out at about $5 per mug.

The Bubble is my current favourite – it reminds me of old photos of the moon…

…although most people seem to be drawn to the regularity of the Mesh mug…

…except for Big Boy, who prefers this design known as Sticks

In my kitchen…

…is a sized up version of my ricotta tart, made with double the ingredients and baked in a 10″ fluted flan tin with a removable base…

In my kitchen…

…is a large slab of caramelised white chocolate.  I re-melted the jarred chocolate and tempered it with more white chocolate…

About a third of the bar has been cut up into chips. Now I just need to find a good use for them!

In my kitchen…

…is a batch of rhubarb and raspberry jam, made with our backyard rhubarb and the frozen raspberries we bought from Chef Express in Marrickville.  It’s one of Pete’s most popular preserves…

In my kitchen…

…is an indulgence in tomatoes.  We were really missing good tomatoes, so we bought this mixed box from an expensive fruit market.  It was worth it too, as every single tom was delicious.  The box had an assortment of red and yellow cherries, red and yellow Bella Rossas and Black Zebras…

The Black Zebras were a new variety to me – slightly tart, thick walled and well flavoured…

In my kitchen…

…is the pomegranate powder I bought at the Aum Spice centre.  I haven’t used it yet, but I told Choclette I’d take a photo for her.  It’s pleasantly acidic …

In my kitchen…

…is yet another gift from the lovely Moo. We’d had a discussion about cloudberries, and Moo’s wife Jane found these jars of cloudberry jam at Ikea in Adelaide…

The golden jam has an unusual flavour – it’s a little tangy, quite sweet and filled with crunchy pips.

Thanks Moo, for an opportunity to try this elusive food!

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A couple of years ago, I spent a manic fortnight trying to perfect a recipe for Italian ricotta cake.

It was great fun, although the neighbours were well and truly over eating my rejects by the time I finished.  I ended up with recipes for three variations:

Today I added another one, made totally from leftovers I had in the fridge.

I had a small tub of ricotta that was approaching expiry, a tiny bit of excess sour cream from June’s Hungarian Cottage Cheese Cake, and a small scrap of sweet pastry dough.

I rolled the dough out and lined the base of a 20cm/8″springform pan, bringing it up the sides just a little to cover the join at the base to prevent leaking.  It would probably have worked just as well in a small pie dish.

Filling:

  • 320g fresh ricotta, very well drained
  • 100g icing sugar mixture (confectioner’s sugar)
  • 50g thick sour cream
  • 1 egg, separated
  • pinch of cinnamon

1. Preheat oven to 150C with fan.

2. In a large bowl and using a fork, stir together the ricotta, icing sugar mixture, sour cream and egg yolk.  The mix will be a little lumpy.

3. In a separate bowl, whisk the egg white until stiff, then gently fold it into the ricotta mixture.  Pour this over the pastry lined base, and sprinkle the top with a little cinnamon.

4. Bake for 40 – 50 minutes until firm, and then switch the oven off and leave the tart to cool with the door ajar, for about an hour.

This was simple to make and easy to eat!

I’m assuming it’s quite a forgiving recipe (since I made up quantities based on what was in the fridge), and it could possibly be made without the sour cream if necessary.

I usually turn my leftover ricotta into a savoury baked cheese, but this is a simple alternative that will make a nice dessert for a casual meal with friends!

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