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DECADENT (INSTANT POT) CHOCOLATE PUDDING

This seems like a chocolate pudding weekend. Anyone else feeling it? Not quite deep winter, but not yet spring. Snow melting, but with no spring break plans in sight. That spells chocolate, and a slow burn on comfort food for me. Not the gooey pasta bakes and endless pots of stew of February, but something a bit more, well, hopeful. The twinkle through my windows tells me it’s not too risky to to cling to the light. And yet it’s not time for peas and asparagus, either.

So, pudding!

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FRIED RISOTTO (ARACINI) AND RADISH SALAD

Lately I’ve been craving all things crispy, buttery and crunchy on top of fresh and snappy salads (there’s only so far a salad can go on its own on these cold, winter days!). Croutons are nice, but when I want a real treat---I make risotto, roll it into balls and stuff them with a little square of our favorite Alpine cheese. Then we toss them in Panko and frying them in olive oil—voila, Arancini. (Thank you, Italy!)

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