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Mushroom Risotto at the Horse and Plough

So here I am in freezing, sleeting Wisconsin. I called ahead to the little restaurant downstairs to ask if their “hamburger and steak” pub could whip up something vegan for me. They not only said yes, but they offered to have the chef call me! I said there wouldn’t be a need for that, that I’d be happy for them to just make something, anything, that was vegan.

When we sat down the server told me that they had already started making risotto for me! Out of all things, risotto? Like I haven’t been making that enough lately. But I was still excited not to be getting a salad.

It ended up being pretty good! I had a nice black pepper zing and fresh thyme and little bits of tomato. Not bad for a pub! I’d like to think they had fun making it as opposed to me being a pain in the ass for them. Tomorrow night is the “fancy” dinner, so we’ll see what they make me. If the causal dinner was this nice, I have high hopes for the fancy one. Way to go, Horse and Plough!

6 comments March 1st, 2007

Short Trip

I’m going to Wisconsin for a week to visit my family, specifically to Kohler and then to Washington Island, where I first learned to ride horses. I know it’s not food related, but it’s the only picture I had on my computer of me in Wisconsin. So much for trying to be topical!

I’ll post as much as I can, but it may be sporadic. Maybe we’ll get lucky and see some guest posts from my husband Stewart. I’ll be back on the 7th. Have a good week!

2 comments March 1st, 2007