Butternut squash risotto

I have wanted to try out this recipe for a while now, but never got around doing it. So today, when I had to decide what to have for dinner on a grey Saturday evening I decided to finally give it a go as I wanted something quite light, which this risotto is, but at the same time something warming and comforting. I could not have made a better choice as it was absolutely divine - creamy, warming and so easy to make!

Ingredients
(Serves 1 - 250cal)
- 1/4 onion, chopped
- olive oil
- 1/2 spring of thyme, chopped
- 65g butternut squash, peeled and diced
- 50g risotto rice
- 150ml hot vegetable stock (fresh or cube)
- butter
- grated parmesan


Directions
Fry the onions in oil until soft, but not browned. Add the thyme, squash and rice and stir for few seconds to coat with oil. Add a couple of tablespoons of stock and bring to a simmer.

Cook, stirring until almost all the stock is absorbed and then add rest of the stock. Cook until the squash is soft and rice is al dente and creamy. Season and add a bit of butter and stir until it has melted and risotto has a creamy consistency.

Serve with grated parmesan cheese and decorate with a spring of thyme.

Recipe from BBC Good Food

Love for food

I have always loved food and as I've grown this love has become unconditional. Trying different local specialities while travelling is a must for me. I am pretty sure that if I could, I would travel to some places just to experience the local cuisine. If it would be up to me, I would spend my days cooking delicious meals for the evening or preparing dinners for friends. In reality, however, for various reasons it is quite impossible. Being a law student takes up literally all my time and therefore spending hours in the kitchen is out of the question. Therefore, I am confronted with a challenge, like many others leading a busy city life, of trying to eat wide variety of healthy foods without hours of free time to do so.

This blog will be my little journey of trying out and discovering new quick, easy, healthy and tasty recipes for everyday meals, without actually having to sacrifice hours of precious time (and the hard earned figure!). In addition, as I am passionate about baking and desserts are my great weakness, my food blog would not be complete without guilty pleasures (which we deserve every once in a while), indulgent breakfasts for the weekends and some recipes for being 'the hostess with the mostess'.

To conclude, I would like to thank my very significant other and my friends for sharing my love for food, as very few things in this world are as good as having a tasty meal with people I love the most.

M.

All the recipes are mine unless otherwise stated.