This week, he picked this green bean risotto from Kevin West’s 2025 bible A Cook’s Garden, just in time for the start of harvest season. Kevin’s essential gardening guide The Cook’s Garden is full of inspired dishes from the garden like this delicious green bean risotto. Kevin West Green Bean Risotto Print Recipe Pin Recipe The carcass of a roast chicken, stripped clean after a meal, is good for about 1 quart of stock. In my kitchen, stock signals risotto, and risotto is a year-round vehicle for garden vegetables. This version uses green beans (fresh or frozen).