Risotto with Sausages
I have a confession to make. This dish is my favorite breakfast. I normally only make a half batch of risotto since it is just the two of us. But when I make sausage risotto, I make a full batch, … Continue reading →
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Risotto with Bolognese Meat Sauce
I was more confident making the risotto this week. During the pasta section, I made a double batch of Bolognese Sauce. I froze the remainder for use in today’s recipe. After the sauce was defrosted, I heated it gently in … Continue reading →
Risotto with Beef, Rosemary, Sage, and Barolo Wine, Alba Style
This chapter on risotto has been an exceptional experience for me. Both of the risottos that I have drawn in the recipe lotto would not have been first choices for me, but to my surprise once I made them they … Continue reading →
Risotto with Clams
Thinking of the clam risotto, I am so happy because I know I can get beautiful, fresh, local clams, easily. They are actually farmed in the bay by a friend of ours and don’t need very much scrubbing at all. … Continue reading →
Risotto with Spring Vegetables, Tomato, and Basil
You’ve no doubt been reading the previous blog entries of all of the wonderful risottos my fellow comrades in Pomodori E Vino have been creating. They’ve all looked so delicious. It is now my turn for a risotto, and another … Continue reading →
Risotto with Celery
We’ve left pasta behind and are visiting risotto. But before I get into the report on my first risotto dish, I have to take a moment to stand and applaud Marcella. God bless you, Marcella. You have vindicated me for … Continue reading →
Risotto with Asparagus
Risotto is another dish I hoped to first try in Italy. Over the years I’ve watched Lidia, Mario, and Giada make risotto on television with great ease. All the same I wanted to make sure my first taste would be … Continue reading →
Risotto with Porcini Mushrooms
This was my first try at making risotto with porcinis. I don’t know why I haven’t tried it before, because we sell the dried porcinis at our store. I think I was afraid that the taste would be too heavy, … Continue reading →
Risotto with Saffron, Milanese Style
I also love risotto, and make it often. Along with 00 flour and parmigiano, Arborio rice is one of the things I ALWAYS stash a couple of bags of in my extra piece of luggage. Doesn’t everyone bring an empty … Continue reading →
Risotto with parmigiano
Are y’all ready for an essential recipe? This week’s challenge for Pomodori e Vino is Risotto with Parmigiano-Reggiano. Luckily I was able to carry some real Parmigiano -Reggiano back from Italy. FYI~you can bring back cheese that is wrapped and … Continue reading →
Orecchiette
Today, I write my blog entry with very mixed feelings. My recipe, Orecchiette, which I’ll talk about in a minute, was delicious. The sad part is this is the last pasta in the chapter. We will tomorrow be moving on … Continue reading →
Scrigno di Venere – Venus’ Jewel Case
Also known as Pasta Wrappers Filled with Spinache Fettuccine, Porcini Mushrooms, and Ham. I prefer the more romantic name. Marcella tells us that these were the most sublime of the 30-40 pastas served at Bologna’s famous Al Cantunzein restaurant in … Continue reading →
Sliced Pasta Roll with Spinach and Ham Filling
SAUCE, FILLING, PASTA, ROLL, SAUCE, LAYER, BAKE That’s what I kept repeating to myself has I gathered all the ingredients to make this pasta dish. • make Tomato Sauce with Onion and Butter • make spinach and ham filling (spinach, … Continue reading →
Cannelloni with Meat Stuffing
When I first sat down to look over this recipe, I thought I should be able to get it made in about an hour and a half. Wow, that was not even close. This ended up taking me almost 3 … Continue reading →
Lasagne with Artichokes
This is most certainly NOT a Rachel Ray recipe but it is as rich and wonderful as it is time consuming. Luckily for me I had my trusty, well-trained assistant, Kathryn, to help me out. I trimmed and cooked the … Continue reading →