Basically, I'll still go where the stomach leads me (and probably protagonists of my novel series universe), but I'll also – as the description indicates – throw in German (Alpine) Yums my (grand)parents used to cook when I was a kid.
Yes! Ricotta is better than only using cream cheese. I have made crust using Zwieback crackers crushed. I like it better than Graham crackers. I also used butter cookies, chocolate cookies, and various other crust experiment choices.
Yes, I use to bake a lot. I made the Italian cookies, Greek cookies, pies and cakes. It was very Zen. Now, I find meditative interest in other things like renovating rooms in the house. I enjoy cooking meals, but not bothering with baking anymore because I gave up sweets years ago, I have no sweet tooth at all. I guess that's a good thing. However, once a summer, I love to get Pistachio ice cream from an ice cream shop. YUM!
That looks good! It has some very intricate steps involved. YOU have lots of patience.
I do love pistachio, so that's an interesting crust.
I used to make many different types of Italian cheese cake, three types of cheese including Ricotta. I know the steps, all the prep, and it's time consuming for sure.
Needless to say, with kids grown and on their own, I don't really bake anymore.
Fresh mint is the best. So glad you grew up with a garden where good things grew, and that your mother and grandma knew how to take advantage of it.
My late parents used to have a little place on the costa brava (I sold it, it was their dream) and I remember Moroccan mint growing in our flower pots / garden. It made the best (iced) tea.
As most of you know by now I'm on a "hi-carb" diet with eating my carbs in the first half of the day up until 2 PM, when the body needs them most . In the second half of the day the body doesn't use / process carbs so well (which facilitates getting overweight ).
But enough nerding !
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