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A strong cheese calls for a strong beer, and vice versa. And in my opinion (what are blogs for?), there is no pairing so consummate and satisfying as barleywine and Stilton. Yes, old Cheddar with an IPA is always a tangy treat, goat cheeses and fruit lambics tend to make very cute couples, and of [...]

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The Wikipedia article on glutamates provides a handy list of some common savory food items and their respective concentrations of both free and compound glutamates. This gave me an idea.
Free glutamates are responsible for umami, the basic taste I have previously discussed here. My goal for tonight’s risotto was to make the most umami-saturated, savory, [...]

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These past two weeks, the viking was on vacation. But that doesn’t mean you can’t get the appropriate amount of new risottos! That’s right – since I went AWOL for two Sundays in a row, this Sunday I’m making up for it with not one, not two, but three brand new risottos!
The first pays tribute [...]

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AKA the most ridiculously rich thing I have ever made.

Almost everything I cook is a bit of an experiment, but this dish combined two rather risky things I’ve never tried to do before: 1) making a risotto with beer, and 2) making a dessert risotto. But can you really go wrong with anything involving a [...]

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