Risotto with smoked mozzarella

Risotto with smoked mozzarella and escarole,

another NYT Cooking recipe

It's a risotto recipe without the risotto preparation: No ladling of liquid, just cook the dry rice in oil for a minute and then add all the liquid. The smoked mozzarella added an unexpected note.

I added some parsley I still had for a touch of color.

Verdict: looks 4/10, taste 8/10, easiness 9/10. I'll make this again!

The NYT Cooking Site

...is great. A couple of things I've made over the past couple of weeks:

Pasta with chicken and mushrooms, risotto-style

It was fine, but I thought the somewhat cumbersome risotto method didn't add all that much to the flavor.

Fettuccine with asparagus and smoked salmon

Very good and I liked the fact that I didn't have to cook the salmon.

(Deconstructed) Lasagna with asparagus and chives

Fine. Not sure I got the lasagna part right -- other pasta would have worked as well. I did like the use of ricotta!

Mushroom risotto with peas

Fine. Not six servings, though. The parsley matters!

Onwards!