PASTA PRIMAVERA with creamy lemon ricotta

Pasta primavera, Primavera means spring, and it's basically a way to make the best of what spring has to offer and throw it all into one dish. Now you won’t find this dish in Italy, it's truly an Italian American invention, but it does live up to the Italian ethos of using what's available locally to you There is no one way to make it. But this is my way so let's just jump right into it.

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Where's the water? Check out the science behind this cooking method here. Note: Use a high quality ricotta cheese for this recipe. Check the ingredients label—it should contain nothing but milk, salt, and an acid or starter enzyme. Avoid any...