Berkeley Heights and the surrounding area has a LOT of Italian restaurants. So, I haven’t posted a lot of pasta or Italian inspired recipes because there’s so much to try at local restaurants. This one is very easy to do and is very good…and good for you. If you haven’t made ricotta from scratch, it’s quite easy and only involves a few ingredients and steps. It’s quite tasty and if you are like me, you won’t really ever buy ricotta again. All the ingredients except the pasta were either purchased fresh at the Summit Farmer’s market or obtained through Just Farmed. You can switch the types of greens and add or subtract other veggies as you like. I really like the added homemade breadcrumbs as it adds some body to the sauce and some crunch to the texture. If you don’t happen to have day old bread, don’t substitute breadcrumbs from the grocery store. They have the wrong consistency and will make the texture soggy rather than crunchy. If you don’t have the homemade breadcrumbs, I’d suggest foregoing the breadcrumbs and either just going with the rest of the ingredients as is or adding something like toasted pine nuts. Hope you enjoy the dish!  Recipe follows after the jump… Continue reading →