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> On Fri, 6 Jun 2008 09:09:43 +0200, "Giusi" >
> wrote:
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>>It is Sicilian and called Ricotta al Forno, or baked ricotta.

> I looked this up *after* I posted before and found the savory, lasagne
> style - which reminded me of a long gone lasagne I used to crave. It
> was basically baked ricotta about 2 inches thick, wrapped around the
> sides with a single lasagne noodle and topped with meat gravy/ragu
> (sauce to us americanos). It was absolutely delicious.
>
> Do you have any pictures of the sweet version?

No, I don't. Real cheesecake is made at home here, but ricotta al forno
isn't. So I don't make it, but instead buy a slice at the deli counter if I
feel virtuous. I'm sure in Sicily people make it at home, but since you'd
not want a whole one, the rest of us just buy it. I recall the ingredients
as being ricotta, sugar, lemon and egg.
From curiosity I will look up some Sicilian cookery sites and see if any of
them have this recipe, but since the commercial variety is clean and good,
maybe no one makes it!

Giusi said...

> "sf" <.> ha scritto nel messaggio
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>> On Fri, 6 Jun 2008 09:09:43 +0200, "Giusi" >
>> wrote:
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>>>
>>>It is Sicilian and called Ricotta al Forno, or baked ricotta.
>
>> I looked this up *after* I posted before and found the savory, lasagne
>> style - which reminded me of a long gone lasagne I used to crave. It
>> was basically baked ricotta about 2 inches thick, wrapped around the
>> sides with a single lasagne noodle and topped with meat gravy/ragu
>> (sauce to us americanos). It was absolutely delicious.
>>
>> Do you have any pictures of the sweet version?
>
> No, I don't. Real cheesecake is made at home here, but ricotta al forno
> isn't. So I don't make it, but instead buy a slice at the deli counter
> if I feel virtuous. I'm sure in Sicily people make it at home, but
> since you'd not want a whole one, the rest of us just buy it. I recall
> the ingredients as being ricotta, sugar, lemon and egg.
> From curiosity I will look up some Sicilian cookery sites and see if any
> of them have this recipe, but since the commercial variety is clean and
> good, maybe no one makes it!


Aside: There's a restaurant in town called "La Forno" that makes pizzas,
cheesesteaks, etc. Is there a mistake in the name? I'm under the impression
there is.

Andy
Loves but can't have cheesecake anymore.

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> Giusi said...
> Aside: There's a restaurant in town called "La Forno" that makes pizzas,
> cheesesteaks, etc. Is there a mistake in the name? I'm under the
> impression
> there is.
>
> Andy
> Loves but can't have cheesecake anymore.

Make the ricotta al forno I posred! It's everything right for you.

In Italian forno is irreversibly masculine for oven. I don't know if it is
in Spanish? Maybe it's feminine in Spanish, but didn't think forno was
Spanish.

Giusi said...

> "Andy" <q> ha scritto nel messaggio
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>> Giusi said...
>> Aside: There's a restaurant in town called "La Forno" that makes
>> pizzas, cheesesteaks, etc. Is there a mistake in the name? I'm under
>> the impression
>> there is.
>>
>> Andy
>> Loves but can't have cheesecake anymore.
>
> Make the ricotta al forno I posred! It's everything right for you.
>
> In Italian forno is irreversibly masculine for oven. I don't know if it
> is in Spanish? Maybe it's feminine in Spanish, but didn't think forno
> was Spanish.


Giusi,

It's an Italian restaurant. So La or Lo Forno is correct?!?

Best,

Andy

No, it must be il forno.

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> Giusi said...
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>> "Andy" <q> ha scritto nel messaggio
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>>> Giusi said...
>>> Aside: There's a restaurant in town called "La Forno" that makes
>>> pizzas, cheesesteaks, etc. Is there a mistake in the name? I'm under
>>> the impression
>>> there is.
>>>
>>> Andy
>>> Loves but can't have cheesecake anymore.
>>
>> Make the ricotta al forno I posred! It's everything right for you.
>>
>> In Italian forno is irreversibly masculine for oven. I don't know if it
>> is in Spanish? Maybe it's feminine in Spanish, but didn't think forno
>> was Spanish.
>
>
> Giusi,
>
> It's an Italian restaurant. So La or Lo Forno is correct?!?
>
> Best,
>
> Andy

Giusi said...

> No, it must be il forno.


Giusi,

Thanks! I had a sneaking suspicion something was wrong but never mentioned
it.

Best,

Andy