What is/was for dinner?

[WriteNow]

good quality chicken) stock

I suppose that rules out Campbell's. LOL

(I'm not sure if Campbell's is recognized ouside North America. They make mass market canned soups.)

I fondly remember the vegetable soup that my mother made when I was growing up. I've thought that one of the reasons that it was so good was because she made the stock for it from scratch.

 

[KaliYoni]

Risotto definitely take more ambition than I have in the kitchen these days. But I have to admit I'm still kind of curious...

If you do decide to have a go at risotto—or a lot of other classic Italian dishes, such as Bolognese sauce, for that matter—a fine place to start is Marcella Hazan's classic cookbook

Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking by Marcella Hazan: 9780593534328 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

One of the most beloved cookbooks of all time, from “the Queen of Italian Cooking” (Chicago Tribune). A timeless collection of classic Italian recipes—from Basil Bruschetta to the only...

www.penguinrandomhouse.com

because the recipes are great and easy to follow plus there is a lot of information about Italian ingredients and technique that other cookbooks, including Hazan's later books, don't have.