Risotto Verde Provencal

So it seems this February all the posts I write will be an homage to this vintage French book I found over Christmas to give to my hubby, called "Cooking with Provence Herbs". As herbal cookery has been a new obsession of mine, and French cooking has always been an obsession of his, this seemed a great gift (for both of us!). Recently, we had a ton of extra spinach left over from a salad we made the night before, so we decided to make this the next night using up all those leafy greens.

We changed the recipe up a lot (after all, risotto is really Italian, phft! and Rich insisted on some Herbs de Provence for a recipe in a Provence cookbook). So we had some fun with it. It was really fresh, green and light. It seemed a fresh breath of Spring in the depths of Winter. Although, the weather has been so warm in the Midwest it sure seems like Spring, even though it's just February.

Well, at least I'm hoping. My neighbor's bulbs are 2 inches out of the ground, NO JOKE!