• Butternut Squash Risotto (with brown rice)

    Risotto is traditionally made with arborio rice, an Italian short grain rice that gets creamy but stays firm when its cooked, making it perfect for risotto.  It is delicious, but not a whole grain.  When we switched to a whole food lifestyle I thought I had to say goodbye to risotto.  Well, I was wrong! When a relative from Italy came for a visit a few years ago, she offered to make risotto.  I was so excited because I knew I was in for one amazing meal, but all I had was short grain brown rice :(.  I was shocked when she said brown rice would work just fine.  It was some…