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risotto ai lamponi / raspberry risotto

[cliccare il link per andare alla versione in italiano] This being the year of savory strawberries for me, I made two versions of strawberry risotto, among other dishes. It was then just a matter of time before I tried to make risotto ai lamponi. I have actually already shown a preview of this recipe in the photo on the left, used in the recent post about Italian menu. Among other people, Christine of Christine Cooks tasted the very first rendition of my idea, which, I think, is a good one. Risotto ai lamponi requires a bit more work than its strawberry... Read more →

risotto al salto

When I was growing up, in my house eating riso (rice) was strongly associated with being sick. I will tell the story of white rice in another post. Here suffice to say that it was when I moved to Milan at age 21 that I was introduced to good risotto and its variations, among them the famous risotto alla Milanese, to which saffron imparts a lovely golden hue. My friends told me that making risotto was not difficult and I believed them. However, I was not a cook at the time, so I could not verify their claims. My realization of... Read more →