Get the latest recipes from Httpmom http://www.grouprecipes.com/people/httpmom No fail method for making the most wonderful authentic risotto...Italian comfort food at it's best! A family favorite that also dresses up for gourmet occasions! Shown here with GR's Scallops In A Orange Reduction Sauce http://www.grouprecipes.com/65586/no-fail-mushroom-risotto.html This is a killer way to use up leftover cooked chicken! Has a wondeful crispy texture with an exotic melt in your mouth sauce! Has a bit of a Cajun influence and is popular with the men folk. Also makes a nice luncheon choice. http://www.grouprecipes.com/60731/spicy-chicken-cakes-with-aioli-remoulade.html This is one of the most beautiful looking, original, fresh tasting, simple to prepare chicken breast dinners on the planet! Very Nappa Style...that is Wine Country. http://www.grouprecipes.com/58412/chicken-breasts-with-sage-and-cheese.html This recipe is elegant, fresh, and delicious! It came from Bon Appetite some time ago and I have modified it a lot of it to make it faster and easier. Be sure to use a real tomato and Sauvignon Blanc...I made it with a Chard a few times and it's just not as good.... you could use any thick fish but halibut is such a treat...an exquisit meal for guests or special ocasions! http://www.grouprecipes.com/55227/seared-halibut-with-asparagus-and-white-wine-sauce.html Perfect summer outdoor or sweltering hot day fare and wonderful quadrupled for a large crowd. It presents so elegantly and everyone loves it!...............You can substitute and vary the ingredients any way you please! http://www.grouprecipes.com/54349/orzo-salad-with-pine-nuts-and-vegetables.html When you want the old fashioned taste but not the trouble of making Chicken and Dumplings the long way.....here's my short cut method for a busy day! http://www.grouprecipes.com/53169/shortcut-chicken-and-dumplings.html I like to make bread that..even without butter...tastes GREAT! Well...the folks at Americas Test Kitchen went to work and came up with this version of the famous No-Knead Bread from the New York Times. It's AMAZING! It's also heck-a EASY! Web Site Cooks Illustrated with illustrations: http://www.cooksillustrated.com/recipe.asp?recipeids=4748&bdc=56976#topOfPage http://www.grouprecipes.com/52997/almost-no-knead-bread.html I have been making this for over 30 years...... It started from a Progresso magazine recipe ....but of course I have tweaked the hell out of it!....A family favorite and quite fast! http://www.grouprecipes.com/52064/chicken-parmigiano-mamas-way.html Great use of any fresh fish...with a melty decadent cream corn sauce. Not hard to make and very elegant! http://www.grouprecipes.com/51733/halibut-with-corn-and-cream-sauce.html Planned on making Oxtails for the first time. I had just enough for two but suddenly we had company......so I defrosted some lamb shanks and cooked them all together! NO PROBLEM!!!..............Shanks and Oxtails have a lot in common....they taste best braised then slow cooked. http://www.grouprecipes.com/51492/braised-lamb-shanks-and-oxtails-with-carrots-and-orzo.html