Salut/Hi Vilco,

le/on Sun, 25 Apr 2004 15:01:18 GMT, tu disais/you said:-

>Ian Hoare wrote:
>
>> Sounds lovely, and I've got a recipe or two. I may well
>> give that a try. Jacquie & I have "discovered" risotto in
>> quite a big way since two years ago.
>
>And don't forget to try mushrooms risotto

Ah... THAT's one we know already, as we have a lot of cepes (porcini) in
this neck of the woods.

We have tried a number now, and find that in general they are VERY white
wine friendly. The great problem from our point of view, though, is that
they're singularly ill suited to our way of entertaining clients, as we
serve soup, entree, main course, cheese and pud. We mostly don't eat the
"even" courses, and I don't think I could bear not to eat a risotto. Also,
as we eat the soup, it means that the timing of the second (risotto) would
be tricky. I suppose that we should investigate more substantial ones as
main course dishes. That would work, though it would condemn one of us to
spend the time in the kitchen on our own, instead of being with our guests
as we prefer.

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