‘Hors d'oeuvres & Amuse-Bouche’ Archive

Butternut Squash Arancini December 4, 2009 4 Comments

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 oranges,” [...]

Spiced Swedish Meatballs November 25, 2009 5 Comments

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 browning!
Most of all, [...]

Butternut Squash Risotto November 23, 2009 Comments Off

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 delicious [...]