A Winter “Risotto”

It seems odd posting about winter dishes when it’s almost 90 degrees outside and looks like this: Ah, Southern California! Whatever the temperature, it is still winter and for most of the country, a soul-warming bowl of goodness is a perfect dinner. Actually, this kind of dinner sounds wonderful to me even when it’s 90 degrees out. Risotto used […]

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Christmas Cassoulet Cookoff

Who, me? All I want for Christmas is some Cassoulet! Cassoulet is a marvelous dish, a slow-cooked, one pot meal with a little bit of everything that is as deeply satisfying as it is incredibly tasty. Named after its traditional cooking vessel, the cassole, Cassoulet originated in the south of France as a peasant dish: […]

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