Blanch the rice for 7 minutes in the seasoned water. Chill on a tray in the fridge until needed.
Chiffonade (cut into strips) the sprouts finely and sweat them down in butter until soft.
Put the rice in a pan and add a little stock and cook, adding more stock as needed, plus a little chestnut purée to thicken.
After about 20 minutes, when the rice is almost cooked, add the mascarpone, grated parmesan and a little butter to taste, then finish with the sautéed brussels sprouts, and the chestnuts. In another pan, sauté the wild mushrooms with the shallots and garlic, adding the leaves – this sits on top of the risotto.
So nostalgia kicks in here. You can experiment with the cheese depending on what you like (blue, cheddar, etc) but I usually go with gruyere, because it's amazing. Make sure to use parm and bacon as well, as they are also...amazing. The mustard gives it a nice zing.
Bunny Colvin for Met Chief. My anger at Labour's sustained arrogance following David Nutts' dismissal. Kudos to Bruce Anderson for this...
This is how legalisation could work. Allow adults (photo ID necessary) to buy limited supplies of their chosen poison from licensed and regulated outlets. Ban all advertising. Tax the stuff as highly as is possible without creating a black market. Announce an amnesty for all drug crimes, in the hope that the skilled operators would take the chance to go legit.
Increase the penalties for illicit drug-trafficking, to include impoverishment. Anyone involved in selling drugs to children would lose all his assets, however acquired, and would not leave prison if there was any suggestion that he had some cash stashed away. Step up police operations, hoping to catch new dealers while they were still inexperienced. Employ the SAS to eliminate foreign traffickers who were trying to supply the British criminals who remained in business.
This represents a progressive stance on drugs culture; it moves forward in an attempt to reduce drug-related crime and to make it easier to deal with the criminal underclass. How a 'liberal' government continues with Class B registration represents a complete misread of the issue.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV9MamysCfQ&feature=related
