b'Risotto is not a Sicilian dish. My father, however, always loved to experiment in the kitchen with new dishes he had tried while traveling through Italy. There were a few flagrant mistakes along the way, but I dont remember many of them. This dish, on the other hand, was a family collaborative process that included input from my Aunt Buliti; my mother, Massimiliana; and of course my father, Vincenzo. You could call it a real family affair. I remember posing for this photo at my First Communion and thinking that I could not wait to get home to eat this special risotto made with sausage, peas and butternut squash. They had promised it to me all week long. It was worth the wait.'