What do you think of this raspberry and cava risotto to celebrate Valentine’s Day? Raspberries have the official color of the day and a shape that reminds one of a heart. Cava, which replaces the wine from the recipe I was given for this dish, but which suits it just as well, is the drink most easily associated with a…
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Risotto with radicchio, sausage, and beer
Yes, that thing in the background of the photo is Dracula wine. Sorry, Dracula Merlot. It was a gift from a neighbor we had when we lived in Bracciano, as a souvenir from Romania, his homeland. I confess I only put it there to decorate the photo, because we still haven’t uncorked the bottle. I know there’s nothing uglier than…
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Brown rice salad with ricotta
A couple of weeks ago I had a brief moment of excitement: I found salted, shelled sunflower seeds in a supermarket. You might say: So what? And I say that, just like white asparagus, pâtés, and a few other things I’m too embarrassed to admit I miss, they are products that are hard to find in Rome. When I go…
