Archive for the ‘Hors d’oeuvres & Amuse-Bouche’ Category

December 4, 2009

Butternut Squash Arancini

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Butternut Squash Arancini

Unbelievable! I wrote this post on the evening of November 24.  I was looking for this recipe on my site and couldn’t find it…sure enough, there it was in “drafts” rather than “published.”  Was it that late at night when I wrote this?  Anyway, here is the post: Arancini (risotto fritters),  translates from Italian as “little [...]

November 25, 2009

Spiced Swedish Meatballs

By in Beef, Hors d'oeuvres & Amuse-Bouche, Main Courses

Spiced Swedish Meatballs

I love this meatball recipe because it’s a delicious wintertime comfort food. I love this meatball recipe because of how simple it is to make. I love this meatball recipe because people have literally demanded to know how the meatballs can be so impossibly tender. I love this meatball recipe because the majority of the cooking time is hands-off: no skillet [...]

November 23, 2009

Butternut Squash Risotto

By in Hors d'oeuvres & Amuse-Bouche, Side Dishes, Snacks

Butternut Squash Risotto

  This recipe is a vegetarian modification of The Barefoot Contessa’s Butternut Squash Risotto recipe.  If you wish to revel in your omnivorousness, use chicken stock and also add a bit of pancetta or bacon to sauté with the shallots.  I’m sharing this recipe as step 1 to making butternut squash arancini (risotto fritters), but the risotto is [...]