This was actually the first time that I’ve made risotto on my own!  This was my last roommate’s go-to recipe when she wanted to cook, and let me tell you, it’s amazing.  It does take a little bit of a time investment, but some of my favorite memories from when we lived together were us chatting in the kitchen over a pot of risotto.  We also usually had glasses of wine in our hands.  I mean you need wine for the recipe, so obviously the natural extension was to sip on a glass!  I definitely recommend that; maybe I should add…