Say Cheese!

Say cheese!

We have ricotta from the Mozzarella House in all shares this week and we could't be happier. And we're going to have a chat about the meaning of the ricotta and its history. Wowee! Our favorite cheese and an opportunity to gab etymology? Thrilling! We're like Kash Patel glomming onto the US Men's hockey team in a pathetic locker room display paid for by tax payers level of excited. (Sit down Kash. None of those boys have any idea who you are.)

The Mozzarella House makes an array of delicious cheeses and I'm not ashamed to call the ricotta my favorite. The word ricotta means "twice cooked" or "cooked again" - a direct reference to the cooking method of heating leftover whey after the production of other cheeses. You may recognize the word cotta from other such delights as terra cotta (baked earth) and panna cotta (cooked cream).

All of this begs the philosophical question; if ricotta is made from the by-products of the cheese making process is it acutally a cheese? If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it - does it make a sound? And while we are at it, can someone explain Schrödinger's cat?

And you can ponder all of these facts and "insights" while tucking into a tub of fresh ricotta. I love to slather it on bread with honey and salt. You could also check in with the folks at the Kitchn to peruse their suggestions.

Enjoy that tub of cheesy joy.

Love,

Erin, Joe and the Family Dinner Fam

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Massachusetts

Delivery dates: Sat., Feb. 28 & Tue., Mar. 03

Note: If you order a "Meat and Fish Only Share" or "Fish and Seafood Only Share" you will receive just the proteins listed, not the fruits and veggies, dairy, grains or teats.

Add-on Bread of the Week - Whole Wheat Round from Forge Baking Co.
Add-on Cheese of the Week - Mozzarella from Mozzarella House
Add-on Fresh Pasta of the Week - Egg Spaghetti from Dave's Fresh Pasta
Add-on Gluten-Free Grain of the Week - Something Tasty from Something Sweet Without the Wheat
Add-on Grain of the Week - Frozen Cream Cheese Biscuits from Robinhood Meetinghouse
Add-on Mezze of the Week - Artichokes in Lemon Sauce from Sophia's Greek Pantry
Add-on Pastry of the Week - Almond Croissant from Iggy's
Add-on Ravioli of the Week - Spinach Ravioli from Dave's Fresh Pasta
Add-on Salad of the Week - Chickpea Salad from Forge Baking Co.
Add-on Sausage of the Week - Pumpkin Chorizo Sausage from Short Creek Farm
Add-on Soup of the Week - Vegetarian - Chipotle Black Bean Soup from Forge Baking Co.
Add-on Treat of the Week - Chocolate Chip Sea Salt Cookies from Brewer's

Omnivore Shares

HALF SHARE

Protein - Sausage from Cold Spring Ranch
Fruits and Veggies - Pinto Gold Potatoes from Red Fire Farm; Apples from Champlain Orchards; Parsnips from Red Fire Farm; Beets from Clark Farm
Dairy - Ricotta from Mozzarella House
Grain - Barley from Maine Grains
Special Treat - Chocolate Chip Sea Salt Cookies from Brewer's

WHOLE SHARE

Protein - Sausage from Cold Spring Ranch; Swordfish Kabob from Red's Best
Fruits and Veggies - Pinto Gold Potatoes from Red Fire Farm; Apples from Champlain Orchards; Parsnips from Red Fire Farm; Beets from Clark Farm; Microburst Microgreens from Generation Farm; Spinach from Red Fire Farm
Dairy - Ricotta from Mozzarella House; Eggs from Feather Brook Farm
Grain - Barley from Maine Grains
Special Treat - Chocolate Chip Sea Salt Cookies from Brewer's; Brownie Bites from Forge Baking Co.

DOUBLE SHARE

Protein - Sausage from Cold Spring Ranch; Swordfish Kabob from Red's Best; Chicken from Feather Brook Farm
Fruits and Veggies - Pinto Gold Potatoes from Red Fire Farm; Apples from Champlain Orchards; Parsnips from Red Fire Farm; Beets from Clark Farm; Microburst Microgreens from Generation Farm; Spinach from Red Fire Farm; Arugula from Satur Farm; Tomatoes from Backyard Farms
Dairy - Ricotta from Mozzarella House; Eggs from Feather Brook Farm; Hummus from Sophia's Greek Pantry
Grain - Barley from Maine Grains; Pizza Shells from Iggy's
Special Treat - Chocolate Chip Sea Salt Cookies from Brewer's; Brownie Bites from Forge Baking Co.

Pescatarian Shares

HALF SHARE

Protein - Swordfish Kabob from Red's Best
Fruits and Veggies - Pinto Gold Potatoes from Red Fire Farm; Apples from Champlain Orchards; Parsnips from Red Fire Farm; Beets from Clark Farm
Dairy - Ricotta from Mozzarella House
Grain - Barley from Maine Grains
Special Treat - Chocolate Chip Sea Salt Cookies from Brewer's

WHOLE SHARE

Protein - Swordfish Kabob from Red's Best; Hake from Red's Best
Fruits and Veggies - Pinto Gold Potatoes from Red Fire Farm; Apples from Champlain Orchards; Parsnips from Red Fire Farm; Beets from Clark Farm; Microburst Microgreens from Generation Farm; Spinach from Red Fire Farm
Dairy - Ricotta from Mozzarella House; Eggs from Feather Brook Farm
Grain - Barley from Maine Grains
Special Treat - Chocolate Chip Sea Salt Cookies from Brewer's; Brownie Bites from Forge Baking Co.

DOUBLE SHARE

Protein - Swordfish Kabob from Red's Best; Hake from Red's Best; Black Sea Bass from Red's Best
Fruits and Veggies - Pinto Gold Potatoes from Red Fire Farm; Apples from Champlain Orchards; Parsnips from Red Fire Farm; Beets from Clark Farm; Microburst Microgreens from Generation Farm; Spinach from Red Fire Farm; Arugula from Satur Farm; Tomatoes from Backyard Farms
Dairy - Ricotta from Mozzarella House; Eggs from Feather Brook Farm; Hummus from Sophia's Greek Pantry
Grain - Barley from Maine Grains; Pizza Shells from Iggy's
Special Treat - Chocolate Chip Sea Salt Cookies from Brewer's; Brownie Bites from Forge Baking Co.

Vegetarian Shares

HALF SHARE

Protein - Tortellini Salad from Forge Baking Co.
Fruits and Veggies - Pinto Gold Potatoes from Red Fire Farm; Apples from Champlain Orchards; Parsnips from Red Fire Farm; Beets from Clark Farm
Dairy - Ricotta from Mozzarella House
Grain - Barley from Maine Grains
Special Treat - Chocolate Chip Sea Salt Cookies from Brewer's

WHOLE SHARE

Protein - Tortellini Salad from Forge Baking Co.; Spinach Pies from Sophia's Greek Pantry
Fruits and Veggies - Pinto Gold Potatoes from Red Fire Farm; Apples from Champlain Orchards; Parsnips from Red Fire Farm; Beets from Clark Farm; Microburst Microgreens from Generation Farm; Spinach from Red Fire Farm
Dairy - Ricotta from Mozzarella House; Eggs from Feather Brook Farm
Grain - Barley from Maine Grains
Special Treat - Chocolate Chip Sea Salt Cookies from Brewer's; Brownie Bites from Forge Baking Co.

DOUBLE SHARE

Protein - Tortellini Salad from Forge Baking Co.; Spinach Pies from Sophia's Greek Pantry; Chickpea Peanut Stew from Forge Baking Co.
Fruits and Veggies - Pinto Gold Potatoes from Red Fire Farm; Apples from Champlain Orchards; Parsnips from Red Fire Farm; Beets from Clark Farm; Microburst Microgreens from Generation Farm; Spinach from Red Fire Farm; Arugula from Satur Farm; Tomatoes from Backyard Farms
Dairy - Ricotta from Mozzarella House; Eggs from Feather Brook Farm; Hummus from Sophia's Greek Pantry
Grain - Barley from Maine Grains; Pizza Shells from Iggy's
Special Treat - Chocolate Chip Sea Salt Cookies from Brewer's; Brownie Bites from Forge Baking Co.

Paleo Shares

HALF SHARE

Protein - Sausage from Cold Spring Ranch
Fruits and Veggies - Pinto Gold Potatoes from Red Fire Farm; Apples from Champlain Orchards; Parsnips from Red Fire Farm; Beets from Clark Farm; Microburst Microgreens from Generation Farm; Spinach from Red Fire Farm
Dairy - Eggs from Feather Brook Farm

WHOLE SHARE

Protein - Sausage from Cold Spring Ranch; Swordfish Kabob from Red's Best
Fruits and Veggies - Pinto Gold Potatoes from Red Fire Farm; Apples from Champlain Orchards; Parsnips from Red Fire Farm; Beets from Clark Farm; Microburst Microgreens from Generation Farm; Spinach from Red Fire Farm; Arugula from Satur Farm; Tomatoes from Backyard Farms
Dairy - Eggs from Feather Brook Farm

DOUBLE SHARE

Protein - Sausage from Cold Spring Ranch; Swordfish Kabob from Red's Best; Chicken from Feather Brook Farm; Something Tasty from Somewhere Local
Fruits and Veggies - Pinto Gold Potatoes from Red Fire Farm; Apples from Champlain Orchards; Parsnips from Red Fire Farm; Beets from Clark Farm; Microburst Microgreens from Generation Farm; Spinach from Red Fire Farm; Arugula from Satur Farm; Tomatoes from Backyard Farms; Something Tasty from Somewhere Local; Something Else Tasty from Somewhere Local
Dairy - Eggs from Feather Brook Farm

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Recipes

Stars have really aligned on shares this week so we're going to change up this lil' box of recipes... more concepts than specificity.

With sausage leading the charge, here're some ideas

Sausage pizza on the Iggy's pizza shells with some sliced tomato, dotted with ricotta. Garnish with some micros or arugula.

Sheet tray dinner with sausage, apples and parsnips (the most winning trio of all time). And you might as well toss the cutest potatoes ever on there. Pinto golds... you slay me.

Sausage, sautéed spinach and apple parsnip mash. This feels like home to this midwestern boy.

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Posted on February 27, 2026

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