Category Archives: Pasta & Rice & Grains

Mushroom Risotto

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One of my family's favorite risotto recipes- mushroom risotto. Creamy, tender risotto with a pleasant mushroom flavor and aroma that can be a main dish to your dinner. For a vegetarian version, use vegetable or mushroom broth....
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Stuffed Chicken with Rice and Dried Fruits

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Fragrant, tender chicken with delicious rice. Dried fruits and nuts give to the rice a nice sweet-sour taste. I also use lemon thyme which gives the rice a nice flavor and aroma. Take the apples out of the oven a little earlier than the chicken. You can put potatoes, carrots and other vegetables on baking sheet along with apples....

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Ravioli with Mushroom Cream Sauce

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Filling for ravioli can be very different: vegetables, meat, mushrooms, cheese, fish or seafood. Ravioli can be a dessert dish too if they are prepared with a sweet filling like fruit or berries. This time I made ravioli with pork meat. I also made two sauces, a mushroom sauce and a tomato sauce. Here is a recipe with a mushroom...
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Asparagus and Shiitake Risotto

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Creamy, tender risotto with crispy asparagus and mushrooms. Shiitake mushrooms can be replaced white mushrooms if you like. Do not use highly concentrated broth, rice absorbs a lot of liquid and additional flavors. Add the broth gradually until it evaporates the previous portion. The finished risotto can be decorated with lemon zest, chives, thyme or parsley leaves. Use vegetable,...
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Risotto with Peas and Parmesan

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Easy and simple recipe for a tasty, tender and delicious risotto. Risotto is a common dish made of rice in northern Italy. You can add  to risotto different ingredients such as meat, chicken, seafood, mushrooms, fruits and vegetables. Chicken broth can be replaced with vegetable broth or meat broth....
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