Hitachi has officially turned the project over to M.D. Anderson and Mr. Nakagawa is returning home to Japan after spending 4 years in Houston. (His next project may be in Milan, so we made him promise to keep Mike in mind as a consultant :-) My mom had given Mike this cookbook for his birthday last month and I used a couple of recipes from it, as well a few old stand-bys. For dessert I decide to make the Torta della Nonna. The crust contains flour, sugar, eggs, vanilla, melted butter and olive oil.
It was supposed to be made in a 10" tart pan, but since I don't have one,
I used a 10" springform instead. The bottom crust is pressed into the pan.
The filling is eggs, sugar, lemon zest & juice, fresh ricotta and pine nuts.
The top crust is rolled out and put on very carefully...
baked for 40 minutes...
released from the pan...
and served on a pretty plate.
It was quite tasty, not too sweet or rich, a good thing after braised lamb shanks,
saffron risotto and caramelized brussels sprouts.
2 comments:
WOW Pam what a meal! That dessert looks divine.
XOXO
Kyle and I bought that cook book at Half Priced Books about 2 years ago... our ABSOLUTE favorite dish in it is the Chicken Thighs with Olives and Saffron... I may have even made it for you once. Check it out!
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