Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Spinach and Ricotta Cannelloni for Curtis Stone's final week
at I ♥ Cooking Club

Holy cow this year has been going by fast! We are already at the end of our 6 month rotation with chef Curtis Stone. His cookbooks and recipes have been a real winner in our home so I know we will continue to share many of his recipes. This one below didn't go exactly as planned but it was good. And cheesy. I think cheesy is a very good thing when it comes to recipes.

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So......to start with I don't always follow recipes. They are more like guidelines and I adapt per our taste and sometimes, ingredients on hand. I happened to have Manicotti shells in the pantry. Well, that's similar, right? So I proceeded to make my mixture of yummy spinach and ricotta and planned to stuff the cooked shells.

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The texture of a cooked Manicotti shell is a challenge to hold.  It's wiggly and uncooperative and the ooey mixture of spinachy-cheese is half in and half dripping off off the sides as I try to fill a shell.

Comical actually, my hands were covered in the filling before I was done.


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I did manage to get a good tray of these babies ready for dinner and they were very good.  We'll miss you headlining at I ♥ Cooking Club, Curtis, but we will definitely keep you i the kitchen.


Check out I ♥ Cooking Club and see what others served up for Curtis Stone's last week as head chef.

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10 comments:

  1. Debra EliotseatsSeptember 27, 2016 11:06 AM

    Yep, I am a "guideline" kind of girl too when it comes to recipes!

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  2. TinaSeptember 27, 2016 3:55 PM

    Debra and Vicki, I hardly ever follow a recipe to the letter. Sometimes it's too spicy or the quantities don't suit me.

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  3. Katherine PSeptember 29, 2016 5:14 PM

    I definitely struggle with stuffing shells. There has to be an easier way to do it. I always end with everything coated in filling! This does look yummy so it sounds like it was worth the mess.

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  4. ZosiaOctober 02, 2016 9:39 AM

    That looks so good, and cheesy! Now that cooler weather is finally here, I'm craving hearty pasta dishes like this.

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  5. ClaudiaOctober 02, 2016 7:28 PM

    Sounds tasty, and is one of my favorite meals, though I usually make it with extra crepes(which keep well for a few days). And, much easier to fill.

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  6. flour.ish.enOctober 03, 2016 12:53 AM

    All the cheesy gooey goodness of this pasta has me wanting to get a big plate of it. Great dish!

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  7. kitchen flavoursOctober 03, 2016 9:40 AM

    Cheesy is always better, my kids always say that!
    Your pasta looks so cheesy delicious, they would love it for sure!

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  8. MargaretOctober 07, 2016 11:48 PM

    Yep! Guidelines. I follow the first time and adapt the second time. This looks nice and gooey and comforting.

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