CLEVELAND, Ohio – My cousin Tamar and I exchange very good cooking ideas - and very bad puns. So when the topic of DIY ricotta came up, I immediately texted her for a consult and received the reply: ...

Cooking from scratch is an ideal I aim for, but sometimes it is not practical. Either the food takes an enormous amount of time to prepare, or it needs a skill that takes a lot of practice to acquire.

Ivy Manning is a Portland, Oregon-based award-winning food writer and author of 10 cookbooks. She is a regular recipe tester and editor for Eater as well as for restaurants and appliance brands. Store ...

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 ...