Monday

Mock risotto (recipe in the comments)
Salad with balsamic vinaigrette

Hot tea
Candy
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Well we're back on track to our normal eating habits after yesterdays lapse :) We re-tried the mock risotto recipe from Feb 16 with instant brown rice to try to make this a bit shorter to prepare. As you may recall, the first version we did was out of sight, but we hadn't been able to find the instant brown rice our recipe called for at either of our main stores (Whole Food's and Trader Joe's). After a special trip to a "normal" grocery store, we procured the instant version. In all the recipe is very similar to that made with the regular long grain brown rice, except faster (obviously) and I like the texture a bit better with the instant. It is somehow more "risotto". We have added several additional seasonings and like this new version even more. It's always such a blessing when the shorter version is the better version. Excellent all around!

Prep Notes
Difficulty: Easy
Chopping: Onion, garlic, asparagus, bell pepper, scallions
Time: 35 minutes
Make ahead: I think this saves reasonably well, but if I had my preference, I would make it just before serving.

Reaction
J: "I can't believe this is instant rice!"
M: "Unbelievable."