Aurora Leveroni is a 90-plus-year-old home chef who became known as Nonna Marijuana after she began to support her daughter's use of marijuana to control debilitating seizures. Her YouTube series on cooking with cannabis—and her appearances on Bong Appetit—made her a household name—in certain households, that is.

So, who better to teach us the intricacies of a classic risotto Milanese than the Nonna herself? This recipe is sans marijuana, perhaps because if there was ever a food that provides plenty of pleasure on its own, it's risotto—capiche?