Occasionally, I have moments of frugality, which result in a decision that a dinner must be made with whatever ingredients are available in the pantry and absolute zero additional investment. The best part of frugal cooking is that it often leads to memorable meals and keeper recipes. A couple of nights ago, all we had was one lime, one lemon, some mascarpone, a basil plant my daughter is growing for a school project, plus the very essential pantry stuff. And the outcome; a refreshing risotto, with a burst of lemony herbal flavors. We tend to be short on food sometimes, but are never short on booze, so we opened up a bottle of white and toasted to frugality.

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