Jewish in a Gentile World

I had been looking for a recipe using kiwi fruit that would be good for Passover, but most of the recipes I found were more in the nature of salads and had little or no protein. The recipe this is based on originally used apples, but I really wanted to use kiwi and it was DELICIOUS!!! If you don't like kiwi or don't have access to it, you can always substitute chopped apples. For those who don't know: it's pronounced KEE-wee and KEEN-wah.   The really wonderful thing about this recipe is that it's quick, easy, and all the parts are assembled separately. If you don't finish it all the first day, you can store the ricotta and other parts separately for overnight refrigeration. Then you can reheat the other parts without destroying the ricotta and put the ricotta back on afterwards. Do you have a vegan coming for dinner? Skip the ricotta. Is someone allergic to nuts? Skip the nuts. And because it's assembled separately, each person can skip the parts ...

I love ricotta cheese, but I could never find it certified kosher for Passover. My understanding is that ricotta is normally curdled using white vinegar, which is distilled from grain, a definite no-no for Passover! I usually substitute small curd cottage cheese for ricotta in my Passover recipes. Cottage cheese is not as good as ricotta but it has a similar taste and texture and gets the job done. Last year toward the end of Passover, I was in the mood for my  Potato-Cheese Gnocchi but I had run out of cottage cheese! And there was no kosher-for-Passover certified cottage cheese at my local grocery stores! I was ready to give up on the gnocchi but then I was watching a morning news show and a guest chef gave a recipe for homemade ricotta! It was very easy to make, worked great for my gnocchi and I'm sure it would work in other Passover recipes. I have heard that this recipe is not true ricotta because true ricotta is made from whey, not milk, but I don't really care becaus...