Tag Archives: risotto

risotto. with winter vegetables.

By Janelle | Published 12/10/2011

Living in Italy for a year meant I had a lot of time to focus on food, roam food markets and notice which foods ‘grew together’ at different times of the year. Right now any combination of winter vegetables would happily co-mingle on top of a plate of risotto. Kale and chard, carrots, brussel sprouts and onions… winter squash, yams, sweet potatoes. Toss in some raisins or nuts for… [more]

Mushroom Risotto

By Janelle | Published 02/02/2010

I feel like I am making up New Year’s resolutions as a I go. I seem to have sidestepped the pressure of December 31. But the things I want to accomplish continue to hit my mental temples and I feel the need to organize. No surprise there.
One of the things that keeps showing up in my mind’s eye, is my desire to teach my sons how to cook. And… [more]

Carrot Risotto

By Janelle | Published 12/10/2008

And a starch. Make any starch of your choice.
And so it has begun. Where they start to lengthen the leash, push you out of the nest and watch you stumble and stutter and hopefully fly. No more recipe excuses. Recipes might be wrong… now you must start to exercise methodology, use your brain and [gulp] put your new knowledge to use.
Go ahead and figure out timing: present… [more]