Ricotta is incredibly versatile, and you don't have to reserve it for lasagna. These creative alternatives show how ricotta excels in sweet and savory dishes.

Ricotta is an Italian cheese, so you'll often find it in the nation's cuisine. It's in everything from Italian desserts and baked goods, like cannoli and cakes, to pasta dishes, such as spinach and ...

You open the fridge and nothing inspires you: a half-finished container, spinach, a couple of eggs. Now what? Ricotta can sort out that chaos, bind a sauce, give body to a filling or save a simple ...

Cookbook author Samin Nosrat of “Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat” fame dishes about how pasta water can help you make better-than-boxed mac and cheese in just 15 minutes.

When you think of ricotta, what comes to mind? For years, the first thing that came to my mind was the mounds of white fluffy cheese I would purchase from the deli counter that would become the cheesy ...

What’s the best-tasting ricotta? The ricotta you make yourself. Free of stabilizers and preservatives, homemade ricotta is much easier to make than you may think. The fresh-tasting results are leagues ...

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What cheese should you use in mac and cheese? We answered this reader question.