Tag Archives: rice

Mushroom Risotto (Risotto ai Funghi)

A traditional northern Italian dish, mushroom risotto is the ultimate comfort food. Saucy arborio rice cooked in wine and broth until it's gone, and topped with sautéed mushrooms and parmesan, it's just the thing to warm you up on a cold winter's day.
A traditional northern Italian dish, mushroom risotto is the ultimate comfort food. Saucy arborio rice cooked in wine and broth, and topped with sautéed mushrooms and parmesan, it's just the thing to warm you up on a cold winter's day.  There is nothing so relaxing as making a big pot of risotto. Stirring that pot… Read More

Roast Chicken and Rice Soup

Roast Chicken and Rice Soup - I Say Nomato Nightshade Free Food Blog
One of the things that I love most about food is how it is so woven in to our sense of self. Food is not just something we eat, for many of us it is so much more than that. Every bite has a memory attached, whether it be the smell, the texture, the taste. Even… Read More

I Wish it Were Spring Rolls

I Wish it Were Spring Rolls - I Say Nomato Nightshade Free Food Blog
Actually, do you know what? No, no I don’t. Wish it were spring, that is. It was -10 degrees outside this morning (14°F), and as I was scraping the ice off the car all I could think about was how gorgeous it was. Last night’s inches of snow were light and fluffy, and everything was… Read More

Risotto alla Milanese

Italians are some of the most patient people in the world when it comes to food. Parmesan aged for 20 years… wine aged for 50… every meal is an investment, a work of art. A meal worth waiting for. So when I say that this risotto takes at least half an hour of patience and… Read More

Soy Maple Chicken

Let's get something straight: Canadians do not say ‘aboot’. There, I said it. First sentence sounds all controversial, that’ll get ‘em riled up. I have never met a single Canadian who says ‘aboot’. The media has been lying to you. We DO say ‘aboat’. Like, I gotta see a guy about a boat. Sound the same. We… Read More

Week 19

Hello! And welcome to Lunch of the Week! We're officially on the one month countdown until we leave New York and head back to Nova Scotia for the winter. I have very mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, I will be glad to live in the woods in the quiet, smelling pine trees (and… Read More

Week 11

I hope you had a wonderful week! Here's your Lunch of the Week! The star this week is MANGO! I'm seeing all these wonderful posts from other bloggers living in the tropics, and darn it makes me miss the fresh mangoes! The tiny Caribbean island where we lived only has one main road, and a… Read More

Coconut Chicken Curry (Nightshade Free)

Every good cook knows that the secret to cooking (and life) is spice! The right mix can vault a bland, tasteless dish into the spectacular. Not to mention they’re incredibly good for your health! Salt, the overused villain of the spice world, can reveal hidden flavours with just a dash, nutmeg can transform an Alfredo… Read More

Lemon Pepper Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Happy Mardi Gras! The past two weeks have been party central here in Southern Louisiana. Starting in the morning, party buses blasting loud music and the cheers of beaded revellers blare past our house until well into the night. Everyone is excited for Carnival! We’ve eaten our first King Cake (delicious!), caught beads thrown from… Read More