A fancy dish that isn’t actually so fancy. Serve this with crackers as a light appetiser for cheers all round.

(Photo credit: food52.com)
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
12 ounces mushroom
2 garlic cloves minced
1 ½ cups ricotta cheese
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
2 teaspoons summer savory minced
Instructions:
Finely dice caps of mushrooms and discard the stems.
Melt butter and saute mushrooms for 3 minutes then add garlic.
Continue sauteing until mushrooms are brown and liquid has evaporated.
Let mixture cool to room temperature.
Place mushrooms and the other ingredients in a food processor and blitz until desired consistency.
Place in fridge for at least 3 hours and serve with crackers.