risotto

edited by chuck williams
8¼ by 9 inches; 120 pages
hardcover
ISBN 9780743226806
category: global, weekend
$16.95
about this book

Creamy risotto, dotted with fresh spring peas or delicate shellfish, is a classic of the northern Italian table. This versatile dish never ceases to please—combining the satisfying flavors of tender rice, fresh herbs, and seasonal ingredients with delicious results. Whether featuring grilled sausage and bell peppers, wild mushrooms, or the perfect pairing of salmon and dill, risotto is as equally well suited to simple suppers as it is to formal dinner parties. Williams-Sonoma Collection Risotto offers more than 40 recipes, including old favorites and fresh new ideas, all rooted in the venerable Italian tradition. Warm up winter evenings with a rich, satisfying four-cheese risotto, or serve a light risotto with artichokes for an early summer supper. Delight guests with special dishes such as risotto-stuffed tomatoes or crisp risotto croquettes. Risotto recipes in the dessert chapter combine figs and almonds or chocolate and hazelnuts to complete this inspired collection.

about the author

Pamela Sheldon Johns is the author of many cookbooks, including Williams-Sonoma Collection Italian. She lives in Italy, where she writes and oversees culinary workshops in Tuscany, Emilia-Romagna, and Piedmont. Also a noted lecturer, she has appeared before such groups as the American Institute of Wine & Food and the International Association of Culinary Professionals.