Dinners for the Christmas season

Looks interesting. apart from lumpia, I don’t have much experience with Filipino foods. I have liked everything I have tried. There are some interesting Filipino breakfasts.

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Party was last night. All my clothes smell like lamb, but it was worth it. The pasta choices were well-received!

I’ll post a recap with the recipes linked again, but for now I’m satisfied with both the lamb and the spicy ragus. I had quite a bit of leftover, which is painful considering the price of lamb and the fact that I cannot take any of it home , but others will enjoy it for sure :slight_smile:

The whipped ricotta topping was extremely delicious. I’ll post that too.

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Anxiously awaiting. It all looks delicious, and this especially caught my eye.

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I found a reprint of the ricotta recipe online. There are several flavor variants in the book - I made the basil one , which is this exact same recipe, just adding two cups of fresh basil leaves to the food processor along with the ricotta.

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It looks fabulous!!

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Thank you! It looks delicious, and I’m inspired. Bonus points for helping with a new idea for using up a tub of ricotta, which is always a challenge for me (I know…I know…I should be making my own).

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There’s a preserved lemon variant that I can’t wait to try.

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My friend brings her husband’s family’s recipe for these lemon ricotta cookies to our Xmas cookie swap.

That said, I usually use up my ricotta in a riff on baked ziti or lasagna. There are also some lemon and ricotta pasta recipes out there. I ordered one last week at lunch. :slight_smile:

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That would be great with lamb!

Exaaaaaaactly

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Have you made your own preserved lemons? ATK has a simple recipe.

I haven’t made them myself, but I do have a jar of them I bought.