Saffron risotto with sundried tomatoes, mushrooms, and spinach

A dearth of actual sunlight?

It’s the only plausible explanation I have for the sudden and intense fixation with saffron that overtook my otherwise ordinary Tuesday last week. Everything I laid eyes on throughout the day — the pages of the magazine I read on the bus, the sheets of manuscript I pored over at ...
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Caldo verde, traditional Portuguese soup

Among the many things my partner, Michael, has brought into my life, an introduction to Portuguese cooking is not one of the least important. Had I not the opportunity to share in his cultural heritage, it’s likely I never would have ventured beyond takeout churrasco chicken from the joint down the street from ...
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