Today I’m super excited to be part of a nation wide virtual dinner party with some of my favorite people to celebrate Lucy Lean and her fabulous new cookbook, Made in America. Lucy and I have known each other now for a few years and I can always count on her for a great time whether it be her throwing a garden picnic in her beautiful home, or a night out somewhere fabulous with lots of wine! She is one of a kind and I’m so happy to share her new book with you.
Made in America is a gorgeous cookbook filled with chefs from all over America who shared their favorite jazzed up comfort food. Lucy traveled the country meeting, interviewing and tasting everything these great chefs had to offer. (Needless to say I’m slightly jealous. I mean who wouldn’t want to eat with some of the most amazing chefs this country has to offer!) Some of my favorites include, Suzanne Goin, Jose Andres, Lidia Bastianich and Wolfgang Puck. Each chef provided their comfort food classic with their own personalized spin… and these recipes sure don’t disappoint! I mean Ludo Lefebvre’s Duck Fat-Fried Chicken pretty much makes my mouth water just by looking at the cover of the book.
Other fabulous recipes include Lobster Rolls, Truffled Mac and Cheese and this delicious Arugula Risotto. Risotto is high on my life of comforting foods. It’s creamy texture and flavoring makes it the perfect dish to put in a bowl and curl up on the couch with. Or you could totally use it for a virtual dinner party which is what I’m doing today!
This risotto hit the spot! Its’ peppery and creaminess is just kind of perfect for this time of year. Although I’m pretty sure it’s going to be happening at all times of the year in my kitchen. Even my boyfriend – who always wants a protein with dinner, loved this on it’s own! #win
Made in America + Arugula Risotto + A Giveaway!
Ingredients
- 4 cups arugula
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup arborio rice
- 2 tbsp shallots minced
- 1/4 cup white wine
- 4 cups vegetable stock
- 1 tbsp mascarpone cheese
- 2 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
- salt
Instructions
- Blanch the arugula in boiling salted water for 30 seconds and then submerge in an ice bath to keep the color in tact. Transfer arugula to a blender or food processor and blend until smooth.
- Heat a saute pan over medium heat and add the olive oil and rice. Stir for about 30 seconds until the rice just begins to toast. Add the shallots and give it a quick stir.
- Continue to cook the rice for about 1 more minute and then add the wine. Once the wine has evaporated, add the vegetable stock, 1/2 cup at a time. Stir the rice constantly and add another 1/2 cup of stock once the previous addition has been absorbed. Continue this process till you have no more stock.
- Once all the stock has been absorbed, remove the rice from the heat and add the mascarpone and parmesan cheese as well as the blended arugula. Season with salt and stir to combine.
- Let the risotto sit for 2 minutes and then serve.
Home made Chicken and dumplins–just the best
my fav all time comfort food is Vegetable Khichdi – a blend of lentils, rice & veggies is the most soothing – nice giveaway
My favorite comfort food of all time is definitely mac and cheese – ANY kind of mac and cheese!
I’m a fry gal. 🙂
Favorite all time comfort food – pot roast filled with potatoes and onions. yummy.
My favorite comfort food is homemade lasagna with a great salad…perfect!
Spaghetti and meatballs. Love it. Never get sick of it.
Pasta, pasta, & more pasta; I love Italian food!
Homemade spaghetti and meat sauce!
Grilled cheese! Several types of cheese, tomato, and a good sourdough bread. Delicious!
I’m all about my grandma’s crab cioppino! There’s nothing better.
That looks amazing! I’d say that my comfort food is my mom feijoada – a Brazilian black bean and meat stew. It takes me right back to my childhood in Brazil and all my family that is still back there. It is rich, smokey, and makes me completly happy when i get a big plate of it!
Chicken Fried Steaks with mashed potatoes and gravy!
Yum that cookbook sounds amazing!! I love lobster anything- especially mac and cheese too. But my favorite comfort food would have to be chili and cornbread.
This sounds lovely! Can’t wait to try!
Chicken picatta and mashed potatoes to dip the lemon sauce in!
My favorite comfort food is a big plate of homemade spaghetti loaded with Parmesan. Definitely. I would love to win this cookbook…it’s on my wish list.
I think I saw her on Rachel Ray a few weeks ago – this book sounds yummy! My favorite comfort food would have to be meatloaf and mashed potatoes.
Mac and cheese with Rotel
Chicken and waffles. Pull the chicken meat off the bone with your hands and tear it up so it has little bits of crunchy coating in irregular places and pile it on the waffles. Then pour chicken gravy over everything (not country gravy). Corn on the side. OR, green beans are OK too.
Wish I was eating this now. *SOB*
AND I shared this same trivia with you on Facebook. Double whammy, lady!
A creamy roasted veg soup…with squash, pear, tomato, and leeks. Mmmm…
A nice helping of beef stew served over some yummy mashed potatoes!
Sounds like a wonderful and a must have….my favorite comfort food is a nice thick cut of grilled Rib Eye Steak served with cream corn and mashed potatoes. Yum! Thanks for a chance to win this book.
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Chicken pot pie is my fav comfort food. My latest recipe is a spin on Ina Garten’s recipe 🙂
My favorite comfort food is m Jamaican curry chicken with dumpling. My mom’s specialty. yum.
Oh man…my favorite comfort food is definitely a thick chicken noodle soup (more like a stew), heavy on the noodles, with crusty bread on the side. Or better yet, in a bread bowl. Bring on the carbs!
Commented on your FB page as well!
My dad’s chicken soup…there is nothing in the world as delicious and comforting as homemade chicken soup
I can’t limit it to just one favorite food but can narrow it down to two – country-style mac ‘n cheese and homemade spaghetti and meatballs. Yum!
I also just posted on FB.
My favorite comfort food is my grandmother’s biscuits and gravy. The cookbook looks great.
Mashed potatoes. MMMM I feel better already!
My mom’s meat pie recipe screams comfort to me!
Favorite comfort meal would have to be my grandma’s beef stew. I’ve attempted to make it just as is, but she has that magic touch!
I left a comment on your Facebook wall. I love all the information on there 🙂
It’s definitely a grilled cheese sandwich with loads of gooey cheese.
Left a comment on Facebook.
chicken and dumplings…i think i might just make some!
Homemade chicken n’ dumplings. My sister made some for my nephew who returned from a year in Afghanistan this weekend – it was a wonderful “Welcome Home” meal fit for a hero!
Anything my mother made, I would just love to talk to her one more time and her my son say Maw Maw Ann you sure are a good cooker!
My grandma’s pot roast. She’d make it every Sunday with homemade gravy and potatoes. I miss it so much–I haven’t yet been able to recreate it!
My favorite comfort food…I would say that most kinds of pasta fall into this category. My mom’s meat sauce recipe and seafood cream sauce would probably be the top two!
Favorite comfort food: well, I am easy, just a couple of fried eggs with bacon and I am happy!
Favorites are Mushroom Risotto and Mac-n-Cheese.