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Nick Misura and Elizabeth Evans began Rockin' Risotto in 2015, testing various ingredient combinations to formulate their three popular mixes: "Rosie", "Cuco", and "Rippin". Nick also created the artwork for their logo himself. He passed away in 2019, and is greatly missed by the Cowichan community.
Elizabeth continues to blend and package their risotto mixes by hand in Cowichan Bay, using carnaroli rice and her own vegetarian soup bouillon mix to avoid additives. "Carnaroli is the caviar of risotto rice", Nick would explain, "mak[ing] my blends easy, simple, and fast to cook with that signature creaminess everyone loves." Risotto is known for being fussy and requiring constant stirring, but carnaroli rice doesn't gelatinize, meaning that the process can be mostly hands-off and yet the texture is fluffy and creamy instead of mushy.
Risotto is the epitome of Italian home cooking and comfort food. In fact, true Italian cooks will tell you that risotto shouldn't take more than 20 minutes from start to finish. It began as a peasant dish, but it's now popular in high-end restaurants too due to its delicious flavour and versatility. It makes an elegant and comforting side or main dish.
The mixes are vegetarian, MSG-free, and gluten-free, allowing them to suit a wide variety of diets. All that's required is two tablespoons of oil and three cups of liquid - water, broth, wine, cream, or whatever you choose! You can opt to keep it simple, or add in protein and/or vegetables as desired. The mixes take 20 minutes to make (mostly hands-off, no constant stirring required!) and serve six as a side or 2-3 as a main dish.
Thank you for checking out our products! Below is a list of products we carry - typically you will see "featured products" right away that we have on special, and then a category tree on the side to browse specific products. If you're not logged in yet, clicking "add to order" will cause you to be redirected to a login screen - we require that you setup a customer profile before you can actually order. Once you've setup a customer profile, you can easily add items to either your current week order or your "recurring items" order using the delivery options dropdown - here is a quick overview:
Please take the time to read this, it will make your ordering experience more fun!
- Choosing "one time only" tells the system a couple of things:
- If you already have an order generated for the current week (based on your recurring order) then choosing this option will tell the system you'd like the product this week. (of course, this assumes your delivery date hasn't passed already, and that your cut-off time for order changes hasn't passed already)
How do you tell if you have a current order for this week? When you click view/edit my order tab, you will see the products and table rows either have a white background (current week order) or a green background (recurring order items) - or it will say you have no order at all. The other way to easily tell is the header in the products listing on your order page will either say "Current order for 10/12/08" or it will say "Recurring order".
- If your delivery date has already passed this week, or your cut-off time for editing orders has passed, then choosing this option will add the item to your recurring order. The item will show up on your next week order, and then be dropped automatically from the recurring items you'd like to receive.
- If you already have an order generated for the current week (based on your recurring order) then choosing this option will tell the system you'd like the product this week. (of course, this assumes your delivery date hasn't passed already, and that your cut-off time for order changes hasn't passed already)
- Choosing "every week" tells the system:
- If you already have a current week order, that you'd like to add it to both the current week, and the recurring order items so that you continue to receive the product each week.
- If you do not have a current week order, or your order date or cut-off time has already passed, it simply adds it to your recurring order to be generated the next week, and will remain in your recurring order each week until you take it out.
- Choosing "every other week odd" or even (the current week is highlighted), will tell the system:
- If you already have a current week order, that you'd like to add it to both the current week, and the recurring order items so that you continue to receive the product on the week of your choosing.
- If you do not have a current week order, or your order date or cut-off time has already passed, it simply adds it to your recurring order to be generated the next week (depending on if next week is odd or even of course), and will remain in your recurring order until you take it out.
- Choosing "once per month" option will tell the system:
- If you already have a current week order, that you'd like to add it to both the current week, and the recurring order items so that you continue to receive the product once per month (on the first delivery of each month you will receive the product).
- If you do not have a current week order, or your order date or cut-off time has already passed, it simply adds it to your recurring order to be generated the next week (depending on if next week is the first order for you of the month), and will remain in your recurring order until you take it out.
When you click "add to order" you will get a confirmation that the item was added to your order - you can view the order summary at any time by clicking the "view/edit" order tab. Happy ordering!
Shop > Our Producers > Rockin' Risotto
Nick Misura and Elizabeth Evans began Rockin' Risotto in 2015, testing various ingredient combinations to formulate their three popular mixes: "Rosie", "Cuco", and "Rippin". Nick also created the artwork for their logo himself. He passed away in 2019, and is greatly missed by the Cowichan community.
Elizabeth continues to blend and package their risotto mixes by hand in Cowichan Bay, using carnaroli rice and her own vegetarian soup bouillon mix to avoid additives. "Carnaroli is the caviar of risotto rice", Nick would explain, "mak[ing] my blends easy, simple, and fast to cook with that signature creaminess everyone loves." Risotto is known for being fussy and requiring constant stirring, but carnaroli rice doesn't gelatinize, meaning that the process can be mostly hands-off and yet the texture is fluffy and creamy instead of mushy.
Risotto is the epitome of Italian home cooking and comfort food. In fact, true Italian cooks will tell you that risotto shouldn't take more than 20 minutes from start to finish. It began as a peasant dish, but it's now popular in high-end restaurants too due to its delicious flavour and versatility. It makes an elegant and comforting side or main dish.
The mixes are vegetarian, MSG-free, and gluten-free, allowing them to suit a wide variety of diets. All that's required is two tablespoons of oil and three cups of liquid - water, broth, wine, cream, or whatever you choose! You can opt to keep it simple, or add in protein and/or vegetables as desired. The mixes take 20 minutes to make (mostly hands-off, no constant stirring required!) and serve six as a side or 2-3 as a main dish.

Elizabeth continues to blend and package their risotto mixes by hand in Cowichan Bay, using carnaroli rice and her own vegetarian soup bouillon mix to avoid additives. "Carnaroli is the caviar of risotto rice", Nick would explain, "mak[ing] my blends easy, simple, and fast to cook with that signature creaminess everyone loves." Risotto is known for being fussy and requiring constant stirring, but carnaroli rice doesn't gelatinize, meaning that the process can be mostly hands-off and yet the texture is fluffy and creamy instead of mushy.
Risotto is the epitome of Italian home cooking and comfort food. In fact, true Italian cooks will tell you that risotto shouldn't take more than 20 minutes from start to finish. It began as a peasant dish, but it's now popular in high-end restaurants too due to its delicious flavour and versatility. It makes an elegant and comforting side or main dish.
The mixes are vegetarian, MSG-free, and gluten-free, allowing them to suit a wide variety of diets. All that's required is two tablespoons of oil and three cups of liquid - water, broth, wine, cream, or whatever you choose! You can opt to keep it simple, or add in protein and/or vegetables as desired. The mixes take 20 minutes to make (mostly hands-off, no constant stirring required!) and serve six as a side or 2-3 as a main dish.
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High-quality ingredients mean less stirring and better texture in 20 minutes!
Cuco features carnaroli rice, mango, coconut, peanuts, curry, and homemade vegetarian soup bouillon.
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Rockin' Risotto
Risotto Mix - "Figaroni"
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High-quality ingredients mean less stirring and better texture in just 20 minutes!
"Figaroni" features carnaroli rice, figs, walnuts, orange peel, red bell pepper, and fennel seeds.
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Rockin' Risotto
Risotto Mix - "Rippin"
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High-quality ingredients mean less stirring and better texture in just 20 minutes!
Rippin' features carnaroli rice, hot chili peppers, dried cranberries, shiitake mushrooms, and homemade vegetarian soup bouillon.
IMPORTANT!
We're sorry, this product is only available for the current week and it appears you are either past the cut-off time or have already received your delivery.
High-quality ingredients mean less stirring and better texture in just 20 minutes!
Rosie features carnaroli rice, dried tomatoes, locally-grown hazelnuts, and homemade vegetarian soup bouillon.