On 12/9/2011 3:36 PM, Dimitri wrote:
> The other day I was in Sprouts and they were closing out 2 #2 bags of
> real Arborio rice at 99 cents per bag. I gobbled up the bags.
>
> I also decided to but some mushrooms just in case.
>
> # 2 daughter & new grandson are with us for a while and she's a cheese
> freak.
>
> This was a golden opportunity to make some mushroom risotto.
>
> Then I though about the gorgonzola cheese in the fridge. So I looked up
> a mushroom & gorgonzola risotto recipe. So 1.50 worth of chicken stock
> about $3.00 worth of parmesan reggiano and 4.00 worth of Gorgonzola and
> a couple of bucks of mushrooms later I made good use of my 75 cents of
> bargain rice. ( not to mention the 1/2 cup of white wine and a few other
> ingredients)
>
> Maybe next time I'll think twice - but it was awfully good.
>
> Dimitri


If it was really good, don't complain about the added cost. After all,
you got a bargain. You could have paid full price for the rice (or made
a simpler risotto.) I'm not sure I would like Gorgonzola in risotto
although I have loved every version I've ever tried. The best so far
was risotto parmigiano with buttery sauteed chanterelle mushrooms.

gloria p