Cooking Italian Tomorrow for The Hundred-Foot Journey!

I hope everyone had a great Labor Day Weekend, I know I certainly did! (Sorry if you didn't cause then that post just seems mean.)

I'm glad today wasn't a cooking day because the recipe I have planned for tomorrow would've been way to hot to make with the humidity. (60% dew points - uncomfortably humid.) The recipe I have for tomorrow involves cooking a risotto which isn't just as simple as regular rice. Arborio rice takes time to soak in the liquid and become properly cooked through before it's done. In other words I'm just glad today wasn't a cooking day…

I have decided to make a non-Indian dish however because of the importance the event had for Hassan and his family. I'll be making a Mushroom Risotto for tomorrow night's meal, and maybe just a side salad.

The reason why this food is important is because of events that have transpired thus far in The Hundred-Foot Journey wherein Hassan's family has left India. They have now been traveling through Europe for a substantial amount of time, and this little bit of Italian food is from an event that became important. (I won't be dropping any hints so don't ask!)

I believe that experiencing together differences that normally might make things difficult on our own, will bring together that which was once feeling broken even though it was never truly mentioned. Hassan's family bonded together again over the meal they had in Tuscany, and thus opening a new chapter in their lives. (You should all read the book to see what the hell I mean, no?)

Tomorrow will be my Mushroom Risotto, and then Wednesday I am taking a day off from posting. (I do need one day off a week you know!) Thursday I'll touch base again and let you all in on my recipe plans for Friday, Sunday, and Monday!