Risotto (Jessie and Steven)

Ingredients
1 cup uncooked Arborio rice
2 Tbs olive oil
2 Tbs butter or margarine
1 small chopped onion
3 cups chicken broth
A little white wine (optional)
Black pepper
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions
Saute onion in oil and butter until soft in pot over medium flame. Add rice and stir for a few minutes. Stir in small amount of broth (about 1/2 cup). Continue cooking and stirring until liquid is absorbed. Repeat this step until there is no more broth.
During cooking, add some white wine with the broth if you like. For softer and creamier rice, you can continue cooking the rice and add hot water if you have run out of broth. Add pepper and cheese when rice is done.

Comments
Not everyone likes additions to the rice, so I often serve side dishes of sauteed leeks and artichoke hearts or mushrooms.

Implements
A good heavy pot

Galson Granola (Ed and Eva)

Ingredients
10 cups of rolled oats
2 cups of raw sunflower seeds
2 cups of walnut halves and pieces
4 cups of golden raisins
3 lbs of chopped dates blended to a mush with water in a blender( blending may have to be done in batches)
3/4 cup of canola oil

Optional ingredients: blanched slivered almonds, wheat germ, oat bran

Directions
Combine all the ingredients in the roasting pan, and mix well with a large spoon, until all the oats are coated by the oil and date mush.
Bake in a 300 degree oven for an hour stirring every 15 minutes.
Cool, and store in refrigerator or freezer.

Comments
All ingredients are bought at Wegmans’ bulk food section. Quantities are approximate. Amounts given will fill a large turkey roasting pan about half to three quarters full.