risotto

Take cover from the early spring chill and hibernate for the night with a cozy family dinner for four that's full of classic favourites.

Julie Daniluk is one of Chatelaine.com's featured columnists, and co-host of The Healthy Gourmet. Here is a recipe from her newly released book, Meals that Heal Inflammation.

As I mentioned in my first post, you can’t believe the food I’ve put pureed pumpkin in (smoothies, scrambled eggs, popsicles…if you’ve ever eaten at my house, it’s safe to say you’ve eaten hidden pumpkin). It’s like my little black dress of food.

My 19-year-old sister-in-law said, between mouthfuls that is, that the vegetarian Baked tomato risotto tasted “like fancy restaurant pasta.” She also agreed that it would be a good recipe for her to keep on her roster of nice meals to make for (or with) her boyfriend.

Wow, what a fantastic weeknight meal. I’m not saying that it's not good enough for a weekend, it's just that when you're in the mood for something really flavourful, but don't want to spend all night preparing it, this Classic risotto with shrimp and sweet peas recipe will trick you into thinking it's a special occasion.