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Risotto di Scorzonera

Risotto di Scorzonera So many interesting foods are beginning to appear at local farmer’s markets here in New England, now that spring is here. I love to try these new foods, and learn about their...

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Risotto Aragosta con Riso Venere Nero (Lobster Risotto with Black Rice)

Risotto Aragosta con Riso Venere Nero A recent article in La Cucina Italiana featured a selection of recipes for riso, or rice, each recipe using a different variety of rice. Some are traditional...

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Risotto with Zucchini, Squash Blossoms and Prosecco

Summer is here, and zucchini is at every stall in my local farmer’s market and farm stand. But where, I wonder, are the blossoms? In Italy, these are as prevalent and the squash itself, but I can’t...

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Risotto con Aglio Selvatico e Asparagi – Risotto with Ramps and Asparagus

When referring to Italian food, most people immediately think of pasta. But Italy is the greatest rice producing nation in Europe, and the Po River valley in Northern Italy is the largest rice...

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Risotto al Tarassaco – Risotto with Dandelion Greens

With the arrival of spring, and disappearance of snow, mountain meadows in the Altopiano d’Asiago to Trentino abound with many varieties of herbs and wildflowers. These regions in northern Italy that...

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Risotto alla Milanese

My last post was on the classic dish from Milan, Ossobuco alla Milanese. The obvious follow-on is its time-honored accompaniment, Risotto alla Milanese. Risotto dishes have graced the tables of...

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Risotto ai Cavolfiori – Cauliflower Risotto

We are visiting Sudtirol on a couple of cycling tours next season, our Bike the Wine Roads of Trentino-Alto Adige adventure. We cycle along lovely bike paths that follow the Adige river, predominately...

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Risotto con Funghi Freschi – Risotto with Fresh Mushrooms

On our late summer and fall tours, whether we are hiking in the Dolomites or cycling through Tuscany, a wide array of lovely mushrooms appears on our dinner menus or impresses us as we visit an outdoor...

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Risotto con Gli Asparagi Bianchi – White Asparagus Risotto

Our spring season cycling and hiking tours in Italy coincide perfectly with Northeast Italy’s obsession with a favorite harbinger of spring – the prized white asparagus. From Bassano del Grappa and...

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Risotto con Zucca e Salsiccia – Risotto with Pumpkin and Sausage

Exploring the countryside of Northern Italy during our walking and cycling tours we find ourselves on one of the only flat plains in this otherwise mountainous country. Here in the marshy areas of the...

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Pomegranate Braised Short Ribs and Risotto alla Valpolicella

Our February meeting of our Newburyport Wine Club was built around “Wines that Tell a Story of Love.” Of course, you can’t do a theme like this without including wines from the Veneto. We enjoyed a...

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Risotto al Limone e Gamberetti – Risotto with Lemon and Shrimp

Wherever in Italy we explore on our Italiaoutdoors Food and Wine tours, we find risotto on the menu. Grown primarily in Northern Italy, mainly in the marshy areas of the Po River Valley, rice found a...

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