Easter Meal 2014
Tender braised lamb shoulder on a bed of grain-free carrot-Parmesan "risotto" graced our Easter table this year.
Tag Archives: risotto
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Go Gluten-Free
My personal reasons for eliminating gluten from my diet (and hopefully from that of my entire family as well).
A Foray into the Mediterranean Diet
An account of my Mediterranean Diet experience for a food therapy course.
Into the Mist
Several applications for pork braised in apple cider and molasses until meltingly tender: Simply served over crisp squash risotto cakes aside cider-glazed Brussels sprouts, or stuffed into a sandwich with sauerkraut coleslaw along twice-baked sweet…
Squish, Part Two
My first encounter with the red kuri, a mild, firm-fleshed winter squash that translated nicely into both a creamy risotto and a pile of "pumpkin" pancakes. Happy Halloween!
Not Your Standard Rice Cakes
This recipe makes use of leftover risotto to fry up crispy-creamy risotto cakes, bursting with oozing mozzarella cheese and accompanied with a flavorful yogurt-based dip.
Paydirt
Tucking golden beets into a creamy porcini mushroom risotto with sage-buttered salmon was an excellent way to acclimate my palate to their earthy flavor.
Spanish Rice with Mushrooms, Shrimp and Artichokes
The August 2009 Daring Cooks challenge was a Spanish rice dish related to paella, featuring cuttlefish, mushrooms and artichokes. My pantry-friendly variation used dried porcini mushrooms and shrimp.
Bay Scallop Risotto
A straightforward risotto flavored with dried porcini mushrooms and dotted with tender bay scallops.
Bar-lotsa Leftovers
An excellent way to use up leftover turkey and stock, this dish puts a twist on risotto by using the nuttier pearl barley in place of rice.
Gigot d’Agneau à la Cuillére
Seven hours seems like a long time to cook anything, but this braised leg of lamb comes out fantastically spoon-tender. Any leftover lamb and braising liquid can be transformed into risotto.
Point A to Point B
It’s funny how one thing leads to another. For instance, because Jeremy stayed home from work last Wednesday, I got to have wonderful memories of making snow ice cream as a child in Colorado winters.…