1 This recipe can also be made with ricotta cheese.

2 Place ricotta filling into prepared pastry and place lattice strips over top.

3 Ricotta has a very short life and should be bought and used daily.

4 Fresh ricotta cheese resembles cottage cheese but is smoother and sweeter.

5 Add the raisins, spring onions, ricotta cheese, salt and pepper to taste and the cumin and dill.

6 Regular ricotta or cottage cheese can be substituted if desired.

7 Quarter figs, top them with some cinnamon-spiced ricotta and drizzle with clear honey.

8 Beat the Ricotta and Mascarpone together until soft, add the caster sugar and beat until fluffy. 3.

9 In a bowl, mix together the ricotta cheese, the reserved pasta water, and 1 cup of the Parmesan cheese. Season with salt and pepper.

10 Learn how to make the ricotta cheese mixture for cooking super lasagna in this free Italian food recipe video on making lasagna and Caesar salad.

11 Spread 1 tablespoon part-skim ricotta cheese over one-half of a small cinnamon-raisin bagel. Sprinkle with cinnamon if desired and top with a thinly sliced apple.

12 A pumpkin arancini with ricotta and tarragon oil was a fresh take on the traditional deep-fried Sicilian rice balls.

13 Spread the ricotta cheese mixture evenly over the sausage and then spread the tomato sauce on top of the ricotta.

14 Learn about the ingredients for the ricotta cheese mixture for making lasagna in this free Italian food recipe video on making lasagna and Caesar salad.

15 Spread 1 tablespoon part-skim ricotta cheese over one-half of a small cinnamon-raisin bagel.

16 Mix ricotta cheese with parsley, salt and pepper in a small bowl.

17 In a blender, puree the blueberries and ricotta. Add sugar and stir until completely dissolved .

18 Biscuit base filled with lemon scented Ilalian ricotta cheese, decorated with strawberries and red currants.

19 Add the dressing and the ricotta to the pasta mixture and gently toss until just combined. Divide among serving plates and season with pepper to serve.

20 The creamy topping can be supplemented with ricotta or fromage fraiche instead if you prefer.

21 There are black cherries bursting from under a white layer of ricotta cheese.

22 There are real Cannoli, revved up with a mocha-flavored ricotta cheese filling, and much more.

23 This recipe for cannelloni is filled with a mixture of nonfat ricotta cheese, spinach and Parmesan cheese.

24 Another speciality is Naples Easter cake, a shortcrust pastry case filled with ricotta cheese, candied fruit and spices.

25 You can combine them with potatoes for a luxurious gratin, or toss them with pasta and ricotta cheese.

26 Vegetarian lasagna, cannelloni, or ravioli are generally prepared with ricotta cheese and other hard cheeses .

27 Or you could try a more sophisticated spin: Take a slice of crusty bread, spread it with 3 tablespoons of low-fat ricotta, and add tomatoes.

28 Minced beef, minced pork , tomato sauce, mushroom, mozzarella, ricotta.

29 A second dish of fresh, home-made tagliatelle pasta was tossed with vine-ripened cherry tomatoes and homemade ricotta.

30 Adding that if consumers want to "go a step further in the direction of new flavours", the smoked chocolate can be served with ricotta or goat's cheese.

31 Repeat 2 more times with noodles, sauce, ricotta, grated cheese, and sausage mixture.

32 Add the dressing and the ricotta to the pasta mixture and gently toss until just combined.