F & W: My first crack at risotto, steak and scallops

I’m just going to put this out there first to get it done with.

I overcooked the steak and the scallops were meh.

Ok, now then. Onto the risotto. Because miracle upon miracles, I didn’t mess it up. 

Mushroom risotto to be exact. A special request from the fiance who said, “mushroom” when I mentioned tackling risotto. So, the nice people at the Mushroom Channel helped me hunt down a few mushroom risotto recipes.

I really liked how Foodie Reflections helped me get over my risott - ophobia by breaking it down into seven simple steps for risotto.  I mean, if you can’t trust a food blogger, who can you trust?

The recipe was spot on. And yes, it does take a lot of stirring, but it’s so worth it. I’m sorry to say I didn’t take any pictures of my creation because I was busy juggling my side dish of spinach and fresh tomatoes at the same time as I was overcooking two steaks and fixing some mediocre scallops. (They had too much water in them and they were the little bay ones, not sea scallops. It makes a big difference.)

The only variation I made to the risotto was I used shallots instead of onions.

We were joined by G-man in replace of DD Girl who was feeling under the weather.

G-man text DD Girl to tell her thank you for not feeling well because he got to eat risotto. (And over-cooked steak and meh scallops, but who’s counting.)

I’m chalking the meal up as a success.