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Asparagus and Shrimp Risotto

On April 29, 2011 · 3 Comments

One of the cookbooks in my collection that continues to delight me is Marcella Says…” by Marcella Hazan. Sure, the recipes tend to be kind of labour intensive (do I REALLY need to peel my bell peppers?) but they really work. I really need to invest in Hazan’s classic cookbook, [...]

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Easy Oven Risotto with Butternut Squash and Bacon

On January 30, 2011 · 2 Comments

Since acquiring the latest Barefoot Contessa cookbook, How Easy Is That? by Ina Garten, I’ve been steadily cooking my way through it. The recipes really are quick, easy and perfect for weeknight suppers without appearing to be too simple.  When I do my weekly menu planning I find myself picking up [...]

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Spring Green Risotto

On May 13, 2010 · 7 Comments

I’m back on my Barefoot Bloggers thing this month! This month’s recipe comes from Kimberly at Indulge & Enjoy. I know I just posted about risotto and trust me I wasn’t thrilled about making more risotto so soon but I was delighted at the spring-ness of this recipe. Leeks, asparagus, [...]

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Risotto with Red, Yellow, and Green Peppers

On May 8, 2010 · 4 Comments

Based on my recent success with another Marcella Hazan recipe I decided to try something else from Marcella Says….

This time around I opted for risotto, mainly because I had some Arborio rice in my cupboard that I wanted to use up.  This risotto with three types of peppers seemed the [...]

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Pasta With Chicken and Mushrooms, Risotto Style

On December 29, 2009 · 3 Comments

I was reading the Food Section of the New York Times and stumbled upon this recipe for a risotto-style pasta dish by Mark Bittman.  I love risotto and I love pasta so I figured I’d see how this would all work out.

It was kind of labour intensive for no reason!  The [...]

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Chive Risotto Cakes

On January 7, 2009 · 4 Comments

Clearly the love affair with the Barefoot Contessa/ Ina Garten continues. Her Back to Basics cookbook is FANTASTIC!  I kind of want to make every recipe in this book.  At the rate that I’m going I will probably have completed the task by… Februrary.  I’m only kind of kidding.

I didn’t [...]

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Risotto with Mushrooms and Vin Santo

On December 6, 2008 · Leave a Comment

In my last post a went on about the joy that is my Mario Batali cookbook.  And now here’s some evidence.

A few weeks ago I bought a bag of Arborio-style rice and kept on meaning to make me some risotto.  Then I realized that I had some leftover chicken broth in the [...]

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Butternut Squash Risotto

On October 11, 2007 · Leave a Comment

One of the best things about fall is easily the abundance of squash.  Summer and its fruits are great and all but let mid-September hit and start rolling out the squash and you have a VERY happy camper.

The other day Loblaws had squash on sale for $0.49 a pound so we [...]

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