One thing to note: Several readers wrote in to say that while what I made was a delightful soft cheese, it was not ricotta.
Practical experimentation over centuries has given us the delightful array of cheeses we have today.
One of the most important and most glorious flavors we experience daily -- the one that makes brothy soups so heart-warming, seared meats so satisfying and aged cheeses so delightful -- has long been ignored.
At nightfall, the whey satisfied the man's thirst, and the curd (cheese) had a delightful flavour and satisfied his hunger.
It has many characteristic Hamer touches, like the litany of ways in which Terry Thomas can caw, "Hard cheese, old boy!" Delightful as his comedies are, there's more to Hamer than laughs.
The food is old school French but with a few surprises, such as a delightful tarte tatin of goat cheese and plum tomatoes, decorated with a tuft of frisée, or a beautifully roasted salmon tournedo on wilted watercress ringed by a snazzy gazpacho vinaigrette.
Despite the rich meal, I tried a sorbet of fourme d'ambert cheese for dessert, another delightful concoction of which I was first suspicious.
The dryish, goat cheese-lemon cheesecake was delightful, but the thin cookie on top was soggy.
Roasted beets, blue cheese and shredded endive made a delightful topping for one.
Salads were also good picks, whether a classic Caesar or the more fanciful Gail's peach salad, a delightful toss of mesclun, grilled peaches, walnuts and goat cheese.
