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mark_asphodelIt's not harvest time around my house without a nice squash risotto. This time, I got a little more edgy and made a "farrotto," which sounds like a commedia dell'arte clown (or one of Dante's hell-demons) but is actually a risotto-type dish made with farro wheat instead of short-grain rice. It's a little heartier than risotto, with more heft in each bite and a nice nutty toasty flavor, and the chunks of acorn squash and shreds of red kale all worked to make quite a tasty dish. The cooked kale, when refrigerated, turned an alarming shade of blue-green with hints of violet, but returned to normal after being re-heated. It did take about 2.5 hours to prepare and cook, so this was a little more labor-intensive than I had hoped.
Not convinced by this article extolling the virtues of paella compared to risotto. Risotto really isn't hard to make (even if it does take a couple of hours) and every paella I've tasted Stateside has been kind of acrid and nasty. I think I'll pass on paella unless I take a trip to Spain.
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Shearwater have released a fantastic new single, "Breaking the Yearlings." Even if you didn't like them before, give this one a chance, as the sound is a significant departure from the last three albums. I do wish Jonathan Meiburg would sing a song the entire way through in his baritone register, though. His baritone parts were the best thing about "Lost Coastlines" by a mile and a half.
Not convinced by this article extolling the virtues of paella compared to risotto. Risotto really isn't hard to make (even if it does take a couple of hours) and every paella I've tasted Stateside has been kind of acrid and nasty. I think I'll pass on paella unless I take a trip to Spain.
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Shearwater have released a fantastic new single, "Breaking the Yearlings." Even if you didn't like them before, give this one a chance, as the sound is a significant departure from the last three albums. I do wish Jonathan Meiburg would sing a song the entire way through in his baritone register, though. His baritone parts were the best thing about "Lost Coastlines" by a mile and a half.
