Swedish & Italian Meet

Last night Alex and I had dinner with his cousin Amanda. She made the most delicious turkey meatballs and whole wheat spaghetti pasta, a beautiful Italian dinner. It was on the healthy side of the spectrum as opposed to the artery clogging side. I was charged with dessert, so I scoured my section of cookbooks looking for something light and potentially fruity to complement what I thought would be a heavy dinner.

I decided to take a risk and make Swedish Cheesecake. It turned out to be amazingly simple and quite good on top of that. It would be a slight bore alone, but when paired with berries and whip cream it's perfect.




Here's the recipe from "The Swedish Table."

Ingredients:

2 eggs
4 tbsps all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups half-and-half
1/2 cup blanched almonds, chopped fine
15 oz. whole-milk ricotta or cottag cheese
2 tbsps sugar

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl whisk eggs, flour and half-and-half. Stir in almonds, cheese and sugar. Whisk until well-combined. Pour inti a greased 1.5 qt bread loaf pan and bake for an hour. Serve chilled with fresh berries and whipped cream.

(when I make this next, I'll probably leave out the almonds because I don't like the crunchiness of nuts - they interrupt the texture)


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New in 2011

2010 was quite a busy year indeed.

Alex and I were both getting into our new work roles and planning a wedding from afar. I started the year in Columbus, Ohio while Alex was living three hours south in Louisville, KY. In September Alex and I signed the lease for our new apartment in Lexington, KY. Finally on October 2nd we were married in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was a truly fantastic affair filled with family and friends. We spent a few days in Lexington before heading off to Costa Rica for an amazing honeymoon.

Upon returning from the honeymoon I traveled to Columbus for work quite frequently, then came Thanksgiving and Christmas, which required quite a bit of traveling from both of us. We spent New Year's Eve in Cleveland with Alex's friends from home. It was the perfect way to kick off the new year.

Now that it's 2011 Alex and I are settled in our new apartment in Lexington and can't wait for the warm weather to come back so we can get back outside and explore Lexington. It's definitely a little bit scary to be in a new place and starting fresh.. but we think those might just be the perfect ingredients for an adventure.