Golden Grains and The Garden: Risotto with Pesto and Cultured Butter Recipe

For a long time I was convinced that there was a special, unnamed ingredient in my grandmother’s risotto that she was growing in her garden or kept in a jar in her pantry. In truth, I still believe there are small, special ingredients or esoteric methods in just about everything she made, most of which I haven’t been able to uncover. My curiosity was (and probably remains) impossible to hide. I was there every time the seal on the fridge door popped, every time there was creak of th (...)