Dave Smith wrote:
>
>Risotto is on my to do list. I have only had it once. I never made it
>because my wife was told that she was allergic to rice.

Billions of people eat rice, that must not be a very prevalent
allergy. You can make risotto with other grains, barley, even wild
rice (which isn't rice at all). I make risotto with orzo, works very
well.