(courtesy of edwardotis) Allow me to get a little historical. (What else is new?) This past Sunday was the 14th of July, also known as Bastille Day or La Fête Nationale in France. Bastille Day is a French national holiday that commemorates the July 14, 1789 storming of the Bastille, which was a prison and […]
Tag: Risotto
Birthday Boy
Although we broke the tradition of visiting McCormick & Schmick’s for Karen’s Bobby’s birthday this year, we still managed to have an amazing celebration. Easy for me to say since Mama Bender and I are the ones who planned it, but Bobby also agreed. 😉 When Bobby requested that we stay in to watch the […]
Memorable Meals: Risotto-A-Go-Go
Sometimes, the best laid plans for a new recipe don’t run as smoothly as you wish they would. This was not one of those times. I’ve never met a risotto I didn’t like. I love eating it in restaurants. We even served it at our wedding. But I had never tried making it myself at […]