Butternut Squash Risotto
An easy and comforting Butternut Squash Risotto made with fresh ginger, chives and parmesan. This risotto uses easy, seasonal produce that’s perfect for Autumn...
Mushroom Barley Risotto with Asparagus
Barley fans! If you haven’t already tried making risotto with pearl barley you should definitely give it a go. It’s of course a little...
Vegetable Jambalaya (Creole One-Pot Rice Dish)
It’s Jambalaya Tiiiime! Rice lovers everywhere... meet your favorite new rice dish -- vegetable Jambalaya! Jamba what? Not to be confused with Jumanji the...
Tomato Risotto with Fresh Tomatoes & Zucchini Goat Cheese Parcels
This easy and classic tomato risotto is one of my favourite ways to enjoy sweet, juicy vine-ripened tomatoes while they are still in season....
Black Rice Salad with Mango and Apple
Although there are times when I enjoy eating a salad more than others (ahem, every day ending in “y”!)... I don’t ever really need...
Saffron-Salsify Risotto
Bored with the same old winter vegetables? Well, let me introduce you to a very memorable winter risotto, which for me, is made with...
Lentil-Rice Salad with Roasted Carrots and Tahini Dressing
This lentil-rice salad is hearty and healthy. Short grain rice and French puy lentils are tossed together with cumin-coriander spiced roasted carrots and hearty...
Curried Rice with Roasted Carrots
This curried rice recipe is packed with flavour! It’s made with a mix of spices (not just curry powder!) to give it a deep...
Wild Garlic Risotto
This wild garlic risotto highlights everything spring to me -- spring greens popping up everywhere! And the appearance of fresh seasonal ingredients such as...
Shiitake Mushroom Blue Cheese Risotto
This shiitake mushroom risotto with blue cheese and spinach is Italian comfort food at its ABSOLUTE best! It's got fresh shiitake mushrooms sautéed until...
Porcini Mushroom Risotto with Sage
What can be more satisfying than a bowl of homemade porcini mushroom risotto? Sadly something I think we enjoy far to seldom. All that...
Mushroom Fried Rice (with Fried Egg)
This mushroom fried rice recipe is a riff on a classic take-out dish. It’s made with day-old, leftover rice (important for that fried rice...
Pearl Barley Risotto with Wild Mushrooms & Asparagus
This super tasty pearl barley risotto made with spring asparagus and pioppino mushrooms is one of those dishes that makes the effort of preparing...
Smoked Salmon Risotto
This smoked salmon risotto with lemon is full of light, fresh flavours and is at the same time quite decadent tasting, thanks to hot...
Parsnip Apple Risotto
Parsnip Apple Risotto. So simple, so good. I have to admit, I recently developed a soft spot for, yes, here it is...parsnips! Subtly sweet...
Wild Rice with Oyster Mushrooms and Swiss Chard
Here’s a wild rice with oyster mushrooms dish that won’t bore you to death. One inspired from a trip with friends to Istanbul where...
Barley Risotto with Feta and Kale
Barley risotto with feta and kale is of course is non-traditional. There's no parmesan, no white wine, no butter. Instead this is a risotto...
Leek Risotto with fried Jerusalem artichokes
This leek risotto is so GOOD. Made with simple ingredients and a little patience, it's packed with flavor -- it's lemony and creamy, with...
Risotto with Peas and Lemon
This lemon risotto with peas is proof that comfort food doesn’t have to be heavy. It’s light, fresh, and bursting with spring flavour — from creamy...
Lentil Rice Pilaf with Sweet Potato
Here's a recipe inspired by the cleansing and healing Ayurvedic dish called kitchari (a one pot meal of lentils and rice with spices). Yes,...
