The best Very Good Recipes of Cheese from Alessandra Zecchini

There are 13 Cheese recipes on the blog Alessandra Zecchini. (5038 on all the blogs)

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Zucchini and ricotta dumplings in spinach and blue cheese cream, with walnuts -

Alessandra Zecchini 05/23/22 05:43
For the dumplings: Grate 4 zucchini, add 500g of ricotta, 2 tbsp of grated Parmigiano Reggiano, 2 eggs, salt and pepper to taste, and enough breadcrumbs to make the mixture workable (about 2 tbsp) so that you can make about 25 golf ball-sized balls. Place...
- Blue Cheese
- Dumplings
- Zucchini
- Spinach
- Ricotta
- Walnut
- Cheese
- Cream
Omelette with cheese and dried cornflower petals -

Alessandra Zecchini 03/04/21 03:45
It is winter here and no so many flowers in the garden, but I have plenty of dried cornflower petals, which keep a beautiful blue colour and are fun to use in the kitchen. For the frittata: beat three free-range eggs with a little water and a pinch of salt....
- Omelette
- Cheese
Autumn preserves: quince Paste, Feijoa paste and fig jam, all good with cheese -

Alessandra Zecchini 04/21/18 05:28
It is Autumn and there is great produce around, in particular I like quinces, which I can find at the local orchard in Oratia (Dragicevich and Sons, in West Coast Rd). I usually make jelly (recipe here) or paste, the paste needs less sugar and you get more...
- Preserves
- Feijoa
- Cheese
- Quince
- Fig
- Jam
Cherry tomatoes with raw nut cheese and edible flowers -

Alessandra Zecchini 05/27/15 02:36
After the raw vegan mushroom and nut macaroons here is another cute raw vegan appetizer! Make a cross incision at the base of cherry tomatoes, stuff with some raw vegan nut cheese (recipe here) and decorate with herbs and edible flowers. They taste so good...
- Cherry tomatoes
- Tomatoes
- Flowers
- Edible
- Cheese
- Cherry
- Raw
- Nut
Raw Vegan Nut Cheese -

Alessandra Zecchini 05/16/15 07:16
This is commonly called Vegan cheese or nut cheese, although to me it feels more like a very 'intense' dip. Full of protein and spreadable, it stores well for a couple of weeks in the fridge. Ingredients: 120 g cashews 80 g macadamia 1 small shallot 2 tbsp...
- Cheese
- Vegan
- Raw
- Nut
Red beetroot soup with fresh goat cheese -

Alessandra Zecchini 03/28/15 05:33
Red beetroot soup with fresh goat cheese This colourful soup is incredibly quick and simple to prepare, but the flavour (and look) is almost restaurant-like, and everyone will ask you for the recipe! Ingredients: 1 celery stick with leaves half onion half...
- Goat Cheese
- Beetroot
- Cheese
- Goat
- Soup
- Red
Wonderful Italian cheese in New Zealand -

Alessandra Zecchini 12/20/14 04:46
Mature cheeses from Emilio's cheese I had a lovely dinner in Christchurch with Italian friends, and met local cheesemonger Emilio Festa of Emilio's cheese. I love cheese and this was a fantastic opportunity for me to try some NZ made Italian style cheese...
Cavolfiore al forno: do you like cauliflower cheese -

Alessandra Zecchini 11/14/13 04:04
When I was living in London, over 20 years ago now, every eatery I went to (unless it was some sort of hippy/alternative/macrobiotic/ethnic restaurant) would have two hot veggie choices: vegetarian lasagne and cauliflower cheese. I am not joking: that was...
- Cauliflower
- Cheese
A big cheese scone ring -

Alessandra Zecchini 06/22/13 06:23
I was feeling like baking something savoury, like cheese scones, but instead of making individual ones (like you are supposed to do with scones) I felt like experimenting and I made a cheese scone ring, it was soft and delicious, especially when still warm...
- Cheese
- Scone
Fruit, cheese or dessert? Ricotta with blueberries and honey for Sweet New Zealand -

Alessandra Zecchini 01/18/13 00:43
This is a no-cook dessert that can be made in two minutes, and with three ingredients. Also, it can be served as fruit, or cheese! Place a spoon of creamy ricotta in a glass or verrine, add some blueberries and a little bit of honey. Repeat with a second...
- New Zealand
- Blueberries
- Desserts
- Ricotta
- Cheese
- Sweet
- Honey
- Fruit
Cheese cigars, easy as, and with one hand only -

Alessandra Zecchini 06/01/12 11:52
With one hand only because with the other I was taking pictures :-)!!!. Cheese cigars are rolls of filo pastry filled with cheese and then fried or baked (I bake them). I just put all my filo pastry sheets on a tray and fold them one by one until I used...
- Cheese
My favourite cheese at the Monteith's CheeseFest 2012 -

Alessandra Zecchini 03/01/12 03:26
This year the Monteith's CheeseFest was even better than last year, I got a Monteith beer on arrival, but I was pleased to see that you could also have wine, and my friend Valentina got a white one, plus we were offered a small plate, fork and napkin (we...
- Cheese
Slow Food Waitakere and Canederli with Cheese and Onion Sauce -

Alessandra Zecchini 06/20/11 12:20
Yesterday we had the Slow Food Waitakere AGM at my place, followed by brunch, which was actually a long lunch! Everybody brought food and drinks, and it was such a great spread! So lovely to have so many good Slow Food friends who happen to be good cooks...
- Cheese
- Sauce
- Onion
- Food