@deno221:
Hi chef, same for me! I really liked making Italian after i moved out from home to study in college. My mother was always preparing the meal, i didn't have to learn cooking in high school. After I moved I wanted to make a perfect basic dish, i learnt to make a risotto, i still love it, my favourite in Italian cousine. Such versatile, you can add almost anything you want if the texture fits with rice. Preparing a broth for risotto day before is always fun and after you finish with butter and parmigiano, the smell you feel, just amazing. My favourite herbs/spices for risotto are rosemary and saffron
im still learning the art of a perfect risotto, damn but the ones you make sound delicious! i must catch up on my skills sometime man! great to meet a fellow chef!