Ravioli gratins with goat cheese and basil pistou

Italian cuisine
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I think I set myself up for a cheese overload. As you may know, we don't eat a lot of dairy. Or, should I say, I don't. While I'm not technically lactose-intolerant, something about the richness of dairy just doesn't sit right with me much of the time. For a few years I was virtually dairy free (with the exception of goat cheese, butter, and parmesan), but now I am gradually reintroducing bits of dairy here and there (can you say, hello! cheese pizza!). But these little cocotte concoctions took that a bit too far. As precious as they were, we're just not used to eating this much dairy in one little pot. Goat cheese. Parmesan. Cream. Ricotta-filled ravioli. So maybe I can tolerate one kind of dairy in a sitting. But 4 is pushing it. Even Taylor thought they were a wee bit rich. Next time? While they won't technically be "gratin" if they aren't swimming in cream, we may actually try chicken broth as a replacement for the liquid. That, paired with a different kind of ravioli, and maybe a



Oct. 1, 2021, 11:26 a.m.

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