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Category Archives: Pasta, Rice and Potatoes & Sides

Risotto Alla Milanese is a dish made with short-grained arborio rice, and scented and flavored with saffron. Traditionally is is stirred constantly during the long cooking process, but this isn’t really necessary to get the creamy results the dish is known for. This is a classic dish, and though you can make risotto without saffron, […]

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The elastic consistency of Aligot is in part from the cheese, and also from the starch of the potatoes.  The very thing you want to avoid when making smooth mashed potatoes—over whipping— is what makes these potatoes so stretchy.  Over-whipping regular mashed potatoes will yield a gummy rather than silky texture, but with Aligot you […]

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