Then the waiter described the risotto special. I love risotto. No one else in my family likes it, so I never make it at home anymore. I can honestly say I can't remember the last time I had risotto - and the special was made with saffron and shrimp. I looked through the entire menu and decided. I am having the risotto.
I was relieved when it arrived and it was a small serving. (It flitted through my mind that I would have been annoyed in years past. But in years past I would have been taking advantage of the basket of amazing breads on the table.) I took one bite and I knew it was not only the right choice for a special lunch, it was worth breaking the no white rice rule! OMG. It was so good.
And guess what? I couldn't finish it. I got full and I stopped eating. That certainly wouldn't have happened in years past!
