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By Anna, 9 February, 2011 8:02 pm

A quick and easy way to make risotto? Sounds good to me! And indeed it was good – not as creamy and unctuous as a stovetop risotto, but very pleasing none the less.
Far be it for me to imply less than greatness from such a respected man as Bill Granger, but I think you have to change your expectations with this recipe. It may be called ‘risotto’, but it isn’t – it’s more of a wet rice dish. It’s simple in cause – it’s the constant stirring of the rice that creates that inherent creaminess, so you simply can’t expect that of a dish with barely any stirring at all.

I will, however, stand up for it and say that it was a lovely quick supper recipe and, let’s face it, you can subtract or add pretty much whatever ingredient you fancy. It is a bit on the bland side, so you can jazz it up with herbs, other vegetables, stronger cheeses – whatever tickles your fancy.

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By Anna, 8 September, 2009 8:58 pm

I so nearly called this Pig, Pea and Parmesan Pappardelle – in the interests of alliteration, of course – but to give it a comedy title would detract from this quick, easy and utterly delicious pasta recipe.

Pappardelle is an odd one, in my opinion. All pasta has the potential to be very filling, but pappardelle takes that to new heights; therefore, I urge you not to give each person 100g dried pasta as a portion – well, of course you can, but expect to have some left uneaten. Pasta, bacon, sweet peas (peas that are sweet, not the flowers – that might be all aroma and no flavour), parmesan and wilting, peppery watercress, bound together by creme fraiche. Let’s get to it.

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