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Hearty green risotto – Risotto with cream of broccoli

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11 years ago
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Risotto con crema al broccolo You might say that this is not real risotto since it’s made with brown arborio rice, so as with any brown rices, you don’t get the creaminess of regular arborio. Honestly I love the texture of brown arborio, it’s chewiness, nutty flavor and wholesomeness. Of course, [...]
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Very cauliflower – Cauliflower steak with brown rice risotto, truffle oil, carrot purée and basil jus

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11 years ago
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Très chou fleur – Steak de chou fleur, risotto au riz brun, huile de truffe, purée de carottes et jus de basilic I am wondering why some people don’t like cauliflower, is it the texture? the flavor? what is it that some people really hate cauliflower? I find it to be such a delightful vegetable, [...]
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Rice timbale with artichokes and peas, parmesan and truffle oil

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11 years ago
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Riso ai carciofi, piselli, parmigiano e olio al tartufo After a trip to Italy and France where I got to see my whole family for once, I came back really inspired. We went to Cinque Terre (Liguria), then Tuscany (Lucca, Pisa, Firenze, San Gimignano and Pisa), then to my parents’ house situated in [...]
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Life is a coconut – Coconut rice balls stuffed with shrimps, zucchini and lemongrass

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12 years ago
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La vie est une noix de coco – Boulettes de riz à la noix de coco farcies aux crevettes, courgettes et citronnelle Yes, life is a coconut, after the hard work of breaking the shell, you get the good stuff – I am on a coconut craze lately, and I make everyone around me eat coconut. It’s delicious in [...]
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Another risotto story – Saffron risotto with dandelions, spinach and shiitake

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14 years ago
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Un’altra storia di risotto – Risotto allo zafferano, tarassaco, spinaci e funghi shiitake Other names for dandelion or dente di leone, or even tarassaco, piscialetto (pee in bed) in Italian, pissenlit, dent de lion in French – that wonderful bitter green that grows into a beautiful yellow flower. [...]
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A far away cousin of vegetable paella – Saffron brown rice with mixed vegetables

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14 years ago
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Un cousin éloigné de la paella végétarienne – Riz brun au saffran et méli mélo de petits légumes It’s time for some rice…rice and potatoes are two ingredients I rarely use, French people eat a LOT of potatoes, at my parents my mom rarely made them, Italians are more pasta eaters than potato [...]
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Always so special – Green risotto

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14 years ago
by silvia in ,
Sempre così speciale – Il riso verde Riso verde is a specialty I used to eat at our family restaurant in Italy, I haven’t eaten it anywhere else. My dad’s relatives have un’albergo-ristorante (an hotel and restaurant) Al Lago in San Lazzaro that also has a restaurant where they make wonderful [...]
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A different kind of basmati – Coral red basmati with mustard greens, peas and shrimps

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14 years ago
by silvia in ,
Un basmati pas comme les autres – Basmati rouge corail aux crevettes, fanes de moutarde et pois I think by now I must have tried almost all the different kinds of rice on the market, going from basic to fancy. The funny thing is that I am not a big rice eater but when I see a kind I never tasted, [...]
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A wild side – Wild rice "à la forestière" with mushrooms, carrots and walnuts

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14 years ago
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Un côté sauvage – Riz sauvage à la forestière aux champignons, carottes et noix I haven’t realized Thanksgiving is coming soon, then I am leaving to visit my family in France shortly after, not sure I will have time to make it to Italy but we’ll see. It’s been one year I did not go home, and I am [...]
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Miso, red rice and more – Bhutanese red rice miso soup with banana squash and kale

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15 years ago
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Miso, riz rouge mais plus encore – Soupe de riz rouge au miso, courge pink banana et feuilles de chou This vegetable soup is wonderful to have for dinner as a control-weight meal. It’s full filling, has the necessary daily vegetable for a healthy diet and is quite satisfying because of it’s great [...]
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