I know, you are sitting there thinking that risotto means rice, and technically that is true, but in this case this recipe for shrimp barley risotto with peas is an ode to one of my favorite grains. I love barley, and for the longest time my faithful bag of barley just sat around waiting for me to make my annual vat of slow cooker beef barley soup. And then one day I awakened and realized that barley could be used pretty much anywhere I was using rice. Even in risotto, which I am playing fast and loose with by saying that any grains you simmer slowly and lovingly in broth and then stir ingredients into near the end counts as risotto. Maybe in this case barley-otto? One way or the other, it involves tender shrimp and sweet peas and creamy parmesan and (say it with me now) BARLEY, and it is just plain scrumptious. Let's make it!