Who knows why but I just watched the 1974 version of "Taking of Pelham One Two Three" with Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw and many others. A good movie. It's tight, not a lot of time wasted on background stuff, just good guys vs bad guys, NYC subway trains and minimal amount of shooting. (Not that I mind that. Sometimes shooting is fine.) It's that sort of Friday night mindless movie that has a bit of tension, a bit of dated banter and some good characters. Too bad it's a Tuesday, not a Friday, but hey. Whatever. Free streaming on Amazon if you have Prime.
The risotto: I get duck bones from the hotel because they are doing a duck confit hash right now for breakfast, so the bones are a byproduct of that. The stock is salty but delicious. I wanted chicken stock to make soup, feeling scratchy throat-ish, but only had duck stock. (oh, how sad.) So i made a small portion of risotto.... and it was so, so good. Used red wine instead of the typical splash of white, toasted the rice until it was almost golden, duck stock, and then I tossed in some leftover sauteed mushrooms and asparagus at the end, with the requisite butter and parmesan cheese. Added a small amount of toasted almonds for crunch. It was a small amount of finished product, like a cup, but it was perfect.
OK. Over and out.
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