Mushroom Risotto

Every time I tell Bikenut I’m going to make risotto, he always asks the same question, “That’s pasta, right?”  “No, silly.  ‘Risotto’ is Italian for ‘rice’.  You are thinking of orzo, which is a rice-shaped pasta.”  “Are you sure?”  Who is the cook here!?  Of course I’m sure!!! Every time I make risotto, I always [...]

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Chocolate Almond Biscotti

A couple of weeks ago, I was watching Everyday Italian on the Food Network, and saw Giada making biscotti.  She whipped up these lemon almond numbers that looked really good, so I decided that I’d make them too! Now, I may not appreciate Giada’s insistence on pronouncing every Italian word with an Italian accent, but [...]

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Hello world! (Or, “It Was Chile Relleno Day!”)

I have opted to leave the cheesy default title for my first post because I just can’t seem to dive into my first post without saying, “Hi!”  Besides, “Hello World” reminds me of the days when I would program my Commodore64 to print “HELLO WORLD” emblazed on a hot air balloon soaring across the screen.  [...]

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