It looks kind of yucky in the blender, but the finished risotto is delicious! Next, we gathered all the other ingredients:
And the stirring began!! Risotto isn't that difficult, it just takes patience to slowly add the broth and to keep stirring. I always struggle to resist the urge to ladle in more than one ladleful of broth at a time! Here's an 'in progress' photo:
It took quite a while to add all 5 cups of broth plus the asparagus puree. SP put laundry away, put clean sheets on the bed, cleaned up dirty dishes, fed the cats, and watered our plants while I stirred and stirred and stirred!!!!! Here it is, all ready to eat:
And finally, sitting down at the table for a delicious Sunday meal:
After dinner, we settled in to watch The Amazing Race and enjoy a dessert of pizzelles & hot orange-spice tea. I really enjoy our 'cooking Sundays' even if we're a bit tired after from all the cooking & cleaning up!
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