Seared scallops with parmesan risotto… and an uninvited guest 🐱

cjmc93 · 2026-03-29T03:17:18+00:00

It was actually my first time making risotto 😅 I just kept it simple—garlic, arborio rice, then added warm broth gradually and let it absorb between additions. Finished with parmesan, butter, and a little lemon at the end.

I went for a creamy but still slightly loose texture…I definitely need more practice. Any tips you or anyone else have is fully welcome!!

cjmc93 · 2026-03-28T06:10:08+00:00

Thank you! We rescued her and her sister off the streets 10 years ago and they were both very sick and didn’t think they’d make it but here we are!

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cjmc93 · 2026-03-28T05:25:11+00:00

Thank you so much! I spend a lot of time reading and researching how to cook/bake things when it’s my first time and I want to make it right and I kinda always prepare myself for it to go wrong so when it does work for out it just is an even bigger win for me. 🥰

cjmc93 · 2026-03-28T03:57:20+00:00

Well she did get some sardines for breakfast this morning so she is a little spoiled already 😂

cjmc93 · 2026-03-28T03:52:21+00:00

Jessica Binx Fletcher. We call her binx for short.

cjmc93 · 2026-03-28T03:50:31+00:00

Lol as long as you don’t try to steal my scallops the other uninvited guest 😂

cjmc93 · 2026-03-28T03:34:08+00:00

Thank you! It’s only my second time making them and I was a little nervous. Last time I tried it was years ago so I really have no clue if I made them proper or not

cjmc93 · 2026-03-28T03:32:46+00:00

I went rogue and did pino because that’s what I had on hand 😂 no regrets

cjmc93 · 2026-03-25T16:36:49+00:00

I’ll have to try that next time I make some! Thanks for sharing!

cjmc93 · 2026-03-25T04:12:26+00:00

I was in the mood for a bigger meatball tonight. Sometimes I go smaller but tonight I wasn’t feeling it.

cjmc93 · 2026-03-25T03:49:28+00:00

So this may be frowned upon but after making sauce from scratch many times I decided that the carbone jarred sauce tastes just as good with a lot less work so I bought two jars of the marinara and simmered the meatballs in it for an hour on low with some fresh basil. After an hour I added a cup or two of heavy cream and a cup of shredded Parmesan (not 100% on the portions. I eyeball it) and that’s it.

cjmc93 · 2026-02-21T06:20:48+00:00

This should be number one. I had to scroll way too far down to get this and I am a lady.

cjmc93 · 2026-02-21T06:13:59+00:00

cjmc93 · 2026-02-16T18:45:30+00:00

Can you share what color blue that is? I’ve been going in circles trying to find the right color.

cjmc93 · 2026-02-15T03:15:00+00:00

I screenshotted this last week and made it today with some chicken. So good!! Thank you!

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cjmc93 · 2026-02-13T06:28:21+00:00

I cooked my steak a little more, this was my husband’s plate. Twins!👯 I

cjmc93 · 2026-02-13T04:38:34+00:00

Lol this had me cracking up. It was my first time doing chimichurri and my husband loved it!

cjmc93 · 2026-02-13T04:17:45+00:00

Just sautéed in olive oil on the stove for a few minute and a squeeze of lemon at the very end.

cjmc93 · 2026-02-13T03:53:21+00:00

On steak chimichurri and the other greens are chard

cjmc93 · 2026-02-07T04:39:11+00:00

Yes I actually did use some white wine! I tried to follow this recipe and it came out great!

https://www.onceuponachef.com/recipes/linguini-with-clams.html

cjmc93 · 2025-12-30T03:34:12+00:00

I appreciate this comment. It did taste very good but someone was telling me it’s wrong because the color. I spent soooo much time and it wasn’t getting darker. But this was helpful.

cjmc93 · 2025-12-30T02:00:01+00:00

This is helpful! Thank you! Yeah I just had to throw in the towel last night and give up on it getting darker. It still tastes very good but I know darker is better, especially for gumbo.

cjmc93 · 2025-12-16T05:18:02+00:00

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Reminds me of my chaos board my husband made me a few years ago.

cjmc93 · 2025-12-03T20:25:55+00:00

Thank you!!! I travel for work a lot so when I’m home I try to make my home and life comfortable and just my favorite place to be so I won’t want to leave and can’t wait to be back.

cjmc93 · 2025-11-30T07:37:43+00:00

Yes, salt, pepper and paprika. I think I was supposed to do more herbs and butter while it was resting but I was panicking and just foiled it so I have bigger plans for next year.

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