There was a butternut squash in the cupboard so this one was the obvious choice.
L: I am left with a deep feeling of satisfaction after eating this meal. Comfort food at its best. The risotto was enhanced by the squash so much so I want more - though my tummy won't allow it. A delicious meal prepared by my lovely boyfriend, only downside now is that I have to do the washing up! Damn need to be preparing the next meal me thinks...
J: Today it was my turn to cook as L. wrote up school reports for her class. I had the brainwave to bake some millionaire's shortbread too, but I may give that a miss tonight. What L. doesn't know is the extreme quantities of fat that this recipe demands. I can feel it solidifying in my guts right now. The recipe itself is a good one. The risotto is standard fare, but the other bits and pieces frame it beautifully. The rocket is bitter as hell. I think that bit didn't go 100% to plan as the parmesan I used was pretty old. Fresh ingredients next time I think. And less fat. No butter stirred in for instance. The bitterness was easily offset by the lovely sweet squash and dry roasted pinenuts. L. said the rice alone was bland - maybe because she was drinking a nice Pinot Grigiot with it which will have tempered the flavour. I ate it with a hearty Batemans Combined Harvest, which didn't detract. Eaten whilst listening to Götterdamerung. German music for a fake Italian dish.
Enough left over for lunch tomorrow. Time will tell whether it will congeal in the tupperware and come out on the fork in one block.
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