Budino di Ricotta (Roman Cheesecake)

Wonderful, easy recipe for us ricotta lovers. This is ALMOST a savory dish, but just enough sugar to know it's a dessert. Love the Roman approach to cooking.

I used part skim storebought ricotta...next time it's hand made. What I did enjoy is adding some Rhubarb marmalade over top to serve.

Grab a nice cup of Jo and enjoy.

Gnocchi Padovani

Tried my hand at a slightly different and festive potato gnocchi. Cinnamon in both the sauce and the gnocchi themselves. Two conclusions....you HAVE to have a good ricer to make the gnocchi the right texture (still looking for one that works well) and you HAVE to use the right potatos. My Yukon golds probably weren't the right type. A baker's Idahoan is probably best.

The cinnamon in the butter sauce is a nice light touch-but have to get the gnocchi right to match. maybe next time.