Risotto for two?

Hello,

my name is Karen and I am an over-caterer.

There I've said it, can we move on now?

Really, what is the big deal? For the last twenty odd years I have been cooking for a family, a family of men, and now there is just the two of us at home, it is going to take me more than a week to scale down, ok?

To me it is an unforgivable horror to send people away hungry. If you are invited to my table, then it is my pleasure and my responsibility to make sure you have enough to eat, to drink and whatever else you need to have a beautiful time there.

But - just for the record, whatever your particular feed-the-hungry-hordes instinct tells you, two cups of Arborio rice is actually, yes, enough, when you are making risotto for two.

sigh

at least the dog is not complaining ... he is dining well!

For the record it was a delicious dish with chicken, garlic, red onion, parsley, lemon zest - and of course, parmigiano.