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"This is a terrific dish, and by adding the asparagus late it stays firm, not soggy."

Ingredients: cream, fresh basil, onions...

"Arborio rice, grown in Northern Italy, is the type preferred for risotto. Serve as an entree or first course. The key to success: Have all your ingredients ready before you start."

Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, dry white wine...

"Thick, creamy and every so slighty spicy. Delicious and simple to make."

Ingredients: pepper, fresh gingerroot...

"This is from one of my Food & Wine cookbooks. They say to pair this with an unoaked Italian sauvignon blanc."

Ingredients: dry white wine, fresh parsley...

Ingredients: gorgonzola, dry white wine...

"Suppli alla Telefono is Italian rice balls stuffed with mozzarella cheese and topped with pomodora sauce. I thought I died and went to heaven when I took my first bite of these scrumptous appetizers."

Ingredients: pepper, fresh white breadcrumbs...

"I thought this sounded a bit bland, but it's a lovely springtime change to the usual prawn risotto that I make. I had some leftover chicken that I'd marinated in lime and ginger, so I griddled that to add at the end; you could just use plain chicken breast, or maybe some leftovers from your Sunday roast."

Ingredients: courgettes, cooked chicken...

"I found some ramps at a farmstand and this recipe for using them on the New York magazine website. I've adapted it a bit from the original."

Ingredients: dry white wine, extra virgin olive oil...