Success In the Kitchen

Ok I am pretty sure I am writing these to myself and myself only, but that's ok. I am doing this for myself- to be held accountable and actually finish something!

So yesterday my new thing I decided to try: attempting to cook risotto!! It's a tedious dish to make and is difficult to boot. First things first, I LOVE to be in the kitchen. It's a passion and I love trying new recipes and techniques. In case you haven't had it before, risotta is made with a special rice, called arborio rice. You cook it slowly over the stove by adding a broth to it, slowly releasing the starch in the rice making it a creamy rice dish. Risotto is one of those dishes that I always get when I go out to eat and but have been way too imitidated to try at home. So I decided to give it a whirl!

For the first 40 minutes- I was sure I failed. I was hungry and all I wanted to do was watch the Bachelor. On top of that, my roommates were eager to try my dish as well. Ugh I hate failing at things! But in the last 5 minutes some sort of culinary miracle occurred and the rice softened. I hate to brag but it ended being delicious. Mmm leftovers today. :-)