I've been quite lax in writing, as I've started a new cooking job, and haven't quite gotten into the swing of things just yet. That whole "life gets in the way" thing. Anyway, I wanted to keep the site some what up to date, so I had this dish set to do a few weeks back, and never got around to writing about it. It was done for an impromptu dinner party of sorts, and was served family style. One nice thing about risotto, is that contrary to popular belief, a lot of the work can be done ahead of time, and simply finished when you are ready for dinner. First thing first was to go to the market and get some nice medium sized pink shrimp and approximately half a pound of crab meat.
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When I first starting attending school, and stopped cooking for a profession, I got a job waiting tables in a cookie cutter Italian American family style restaurant. Granted, this place has been in a "historic" distric of my town, outlasted most establishments 4:1, and employed many a beatnik/outcast/student, but the bottom line is, the food is mediocre at best. That said, as a seafood eating vegetarian, one of the few things I could eat on the menu, I fell in love with. That was linguini in clam sauce. Since then, this dish has become a staple around my house, something I had never made before. Tonight was one of those staple nights. more