Loaded Bacon Cheddar Bread

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23. This post wasn't to me, but I've done the homemade ricotta if you're interested

I followed either Anne Burrell's or Ina Garten's recipes from the Food Network (I forgot which one now). It was pretty easy -- just add the vinegar and the milk/cream will curdle and then you strain it for a long time. In fact I made the ricotta for Martha Stewart's ricotta cake for Easter last year. We were very impressed with the fresh ricotta, especially for that cake. I swore I would keep making it but haven't since that cake last year. It was fun to do and very rewarding.

If you have any Sur La Table's near you, they have workshops on cheese making. It's one of their classes that I will take since there is probably special material/equipment/technique involved, so I think it would be worth the price of admission to the class. If you come across anything about cheese making in your research, I hope you share it here. It's on my list, too.