"As presented, this recipe is too simple to be a really flavorful bean soup. Also, the butter called for in this recipe is gratuitous; I get the feeling it was added just to make this a 'Paula Dean' recipe. If you want a really good, well balanced bean soup, listen to the people who modified it with celery, carrots, stock, bay leaves, etc. Then giv"

"It's a good recipe. It's not ricotta, it's a farmer's cheese. 'Ricotta' means re-cooked, and traditionally it's made by recooking the whey after making mozzarella. That said, this is an easy recipe with a delicious end-product.

Edit: on further review, I have to give this the full five stars. Yeah, technically, it's not ricotta. So what? It's e"

"It's a good recipe. It's not ricotta, it's a farmer's cheese. 'Ricotta' means re-cooked, and traditionally it's made by recooking the whey after making mozzarella. That said, this is an easy recipe with a delicious end-product.""

"We made this the day of the episode, and let me tell you, it was ridiculous. I don't know what else to say, but that it was an easy-to-make recipe with a huge depth of delicious flavor. We did have a bit left over, and hard as it is to believe, it was even better the next day. Aarti, you rock!

"We made this the day of the episode, and let me tell you, it was ridiculous. I don't know what else to say, but that it was an easy-to-make recipe with a huge depth of delicious flavor. We did have a bit left over, and hard as it is to believe, it was even better the next day. Aarti, you rock!