Winter has hit here in Toronto.  It's cold.  Like stupid cold.  There is snow... not a lot but there is snow.  I've put my bike away for the winter.  We cried and I told it that I'd be out to visit and that our first ride in March would be awesome - we have to hold out for that.  So, here I am, running through the snow to work, motivating myself in the dark and craving cooking summery food. 


Let's face it, chicken, ricotta, lemon, parmesan... summery food for sure, right?  I should be posting about turnip, parsnip, cabbage (well - I have been posting about cabbage), squash... all that kind of stuff.  What the heck am I doing posting this in December.  You see?  I'm thinking exactly the same thing that you are thinking.  Where's the gingerbread, the turkey, the soup, the ham???  No, Wanda's posting lemony, cheesy pasta - damn, it even sounds good when you write it. 


Anyway, I craved it and so I made it and it was good.  Everybody ate it which means that it was good and that it didn't seem terribly out of place for the fam.  Truth be told, I bought this organic ricotta stuff and it was a little chunkier than I had hoped.  I imagined something creamier and I would make this again just to try it with creamier ricotta.  I don't think that anyone would object. 
Trust me the Christmasy/Seasonal posts are coming.  You'll get everything that you crave... well, maybe not the turkey.  But let's face it, Man cannot live on Christmas dinner and treats alone.  I'm going to let you in on a little secret:  it's not even my favourite meal.  Not even on my favourite meal list (doesn't everybody have one of those?).  I think that a hearty lasagna, butter chicken or a Trini Sunday lunch would be right up there instead.  I do have a cookie exchange party in a few days that I've got to get organised for.   That's going to force me into Christmasiness for sure.  This particular party serves a lovely Glugg recipe so I'm totally there.  I'll figure out what I'm gonna make and get pictures for all of you so that you can check it out too. 
For now though, let's dream of summer and sitting outside on the patio, sipping chardonnay and eating this gorgeous pasta. 


Ricotta, Chicken Pasta