This northern Italian staple of rice, garlic, onions and cheese provides a hearty base for a variety of dishes. By including seafood, fresh herbs or garden vegetables, you can make one simple dish ...

Rice has been a part of Italian fare for roughly as long as pasta has, and riso’s spread was estimated to have begun around the 15th century after being imported from Asia. Risotto, the creamy rice ...

If you’ve avoided making risotto in the past because you fear it’s a laborious task, I've got good news for you. It’s true that for the best outcome, risotto should be stirred regularly, but not ...

Think you know how to cook pasta? You've probably been doing it wrong your whole life. I'm talking about the traditional method we all learned: fill a giant pot with water, wait forever for it to boil ...

A risotto brimming with shrimp, mussels, and squid would fit right into the Italian-American Feast of the Seven Fishes meal at Christmas Eve, or a fancy New Year's Eve dinner.

Risotto is often seen as a finicky beast. A wild animal that will turn into a gloopy mess if you look at it wrong. But, there's a lot that people think is true about risotto that's actually false.