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August 13, 2006
Ricotta Tatta, and Other Foods That Rhyme
Weekend cooking at last! After a week away on the campaign trail, I finally got to make some food for my orange angel. Today's lunch: blueberry ricotta fritatta! I mixed a ton of blueberries, fresh from Whole Foods, into eggwhites and a fourth cup of nonfat yogurt and added a dash of vanilla extract and a drip of sucralose. Then I baked for two hours at 250 and served topped with a fourth cup of fat free ricotta and about 150 grams of strawberries, cut into quarters, topped with one teaspoon of flax oil (added after removing from heat, cause oxidized oils are carcinogenic.) Side dish was a beautiful tomato fresh from our neighbor's garden topped with extra virgin olive oil, surrounded by lightly steamed cauliflower florets, also topped with olive oil, to which I added just a drop of various hot sauces we had kicking about the fridge. It made a pretty sunshine platter. MR added some no-cal Walden Farms syrup to the tatta to amplify the French toast/blueberry pancakes feel, and it was delicious! Gave me some ideas for next weekend's cooking.
Tonight for dinner I made a Quorn stir-fry with organic red pepper and next door neighbor tomato, plus garlic, no salt organic veggie broth, eggwhites and fresh ground pepper. Dessert was a strawberry ricotta parfait with hazelnuts, hazelnut oil and nonfat ricotta, plus a teaspoon of Walden Farms chocolate sauce. Another success!
On the road again tomorrow to Scranton, after a day of meetings at the local office. It never ends, but I love my work and my nurses so much that I don't mind. As long as I can spend some time at home with my Orange One and my kitties, cooking CR-friendly delicious creations and being in love, I'm fine. Off and away!
Posted by april at August 13, 2006 9:45 PM
Comments
Hi April,
Where do you purchase the Non-Fat Ricotta Cheese?
I checked Trader Joes and one Italian deli and I can't seem to find it.
Question:
How do you and MR resist the temptations of, (for example) freshly baked brownies or hot chocolate molten cake? I have to have at least one. I also think to myself...How or what would April do?
I usually just take a small bite or small portion to stop the craving.
Carmela
Posted by: Carmela at August 15, 2006 10:55 AM