Why I Love My Charred Lemony Risotto One of my favorite comforting dishes is risotto. I love rice of all kinds, but there is something about the complexity of risotto that speaks to my soul. It is sometimes a side, but also a wonderful one-pot complete meal. It combines all the warming attributes…starchy, creamy, deeply […]
Each year right after Christmas, my family unceremoniously drenched the simple dish of large dried lima beans and ham hock cooked in water, at the table with the only garnish that made it palatable: ketchup. Lima beans and ham prove my die-hard mantra: “If you don’t like a food, you have not had it prepared […]