March 19, 2011 new recipe

The new recipe today was Italian Sausage and Wild Mushroom Risotto from Epicurious.com. It was excellent! It takes a long time, but this is the creamiest risotto I have ever made, and the flavors were excellent! We had it with the Pea Salad I made earlier in the week.

The wine was a 2008 Terredora DiPaolo Aglianico--a very nice match with the risotto!

December 30, 2010 new recipes

Dinner on 12/30/2010 was Venetian Style Risotto with Peas, and Steamed Brussel Sprouts with Maple Vinaigrette.

Both of these were new. The risotto came from Mario Batali's Molto Italiano, well loved and used in our house! The brussel sprouts came from The Silver Palate Good Times Cookbook. Both were good, they did not seem to be the best fit with each other though. Live and learn!

I don't recall the wine.