Carrot, Sage & Thyme risotto with Ashen Goats Cheese

This is one of my girly recipes that only comes out when Mr Bake and Bloom is away on business or I have a girlfriend coming over, it’s just too pretty for men to appreciate. (And Mr Bake & Bloom tells me off about the insane amounts of butter I use when I cook, that’s why he is so cute & skinny nowadays) If you’ve always been scared of preparing risotto as many people are don’t be…I mean, if you can work a spoon you can make risotto. The key to making it nice & smooth is not to break apart the rice (which makes the rice gluggy), I tend to never lift my spoon from the bottom of the saucepan that way I am not smashing up the little pieces of rice, merely massaging the starch from them.

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