Eat the Alphabet #17: R

The Letter R

The letter R might be my favourite so far. Though, I haven't re-read most of the posts on here, so I may take that back. R had lots of hearty comfort food, perfect for this early-spring cold-snap.

 For dinner:
Risotto, made with Rice, Radicchio, and Red pepper; topped with Ricotta
Rutabaga and Raisins (in hindsight Roasted Rutabega would have been good)
Rabbit baked with Rosemary
Radish and Rosemary Relish
Root beer (with Rum)

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 Dessert:
Red delicious apple, Rhubarb, Raspberry and Ricotta bakes, in Ramekins.

I wasn't sure what I was going to do with the dessert until I was staring at it all, but it worked great!!

Each ramekin has a small amount of each fruit, until filled.
2 Tbsp of cornstarch mixed with about half a cup of water was divided between each.
A generous squeeze of agave syrup for each.
I layered several very thin apple slices on top to make a base for the cheese so it wouldn't sink down into the rest of the fruit.
Ricotta was spread evenly over each one.
I put the ramekins in a baking dish with a small amount of water in the bottom. Makes it easier to get in and out of the oven, the water protects your baking dish, and helps the desert cook evenly.
In the oven at 350F for close to an hour... I had my timer set at 40 minutes, but wanted the cheese to brown more so I left it in.

Hearty and delicious!!

Happy Eating!!

Eat the Alphabet #16:L

 The Letter L.

I did letter L in December and forgot to post it!!!
Must have been around the time my computer hard drive crashed, and I just forgot about everything.

Anyway, this is what happned!

Lentil and Leek Lasagna

Lobster tail on a bed of Lettuce with Lemon butter drizzle

 Homemade Limeade!

(also proof to myself that Toby at one point this winter had appropriate clothing on... this must have been right after a bath..)

For dessert I used the leftover limeade, added some almond milk, and made homemade sorbet, using snow from outside as a chilling agent because I didn't have any ice.

It worked!!

Phew, now I think I'm caught up!

Happy Eating!!

Eat the Alphabet #15: Q

The Letter Q

In contrast to the last post, Q is a small one.

Lunch was supposed to be Quark and Quince Quesadillas.
However, Quark cheese and Quince did not want to be found.
Quark is similar to cottage cheese, and I found a company that makes it, but couldn't find it anywhere.
Quince is similar to pear, and is in fact sometimes called a 'yellow pear', so we bought some pears and just made pear and chicken Quesadillas with our daiya cheese.
Still delicious!! 

 For 'dinner' (which was just me because Toby couldn't eat the next items) 

I made Quail egg Quiche and Quinoa.

They're so cute!! About the size of grape tomatoes...

I made a mini quiche out of half of them, and hard boiled the rest because we wanted to see the inside of them. I read some posts form people online who make deviled eggs out of them for parties because they're bite-sized. Lots of work, but surely incredibly adorable! 

There's some other interesting Asian herbs and fruits that start with Q that I knew I wouldn't find, but overall there wasn't much to choose from.

Do you know where to find quark cheese?? 

Happy Eating!!