A Three-Course Dinner: Mushroom Risotto (Appetizer)

It was my sister's birthday and I wanted to make it special. Usually our family eats out on special occasions like this. But it's been a while since I cooked a salmon dish and my sister has asked me several times to cook one again.

To make things more challenging (and complicated), I thought why not prepare a three-course meal for that day? So I've gone through a lot of recipes to see what best appetizer and dessert will complement my salmon dish.

To start off the dinner on that evening, I decided to cook another risotto dish. That's easy and not really complicated (but requires proper timing). You can check my parmesan risotto recipe for the ingredients and procedures. The only difference is that instead of cheese, you add sliced shiitake mushrooms (about 3/4 cup) before the rice is fully cooked (together the last ladle of stock you added) and some crushed parsley .

I separated the entry of each course to spare you from reading a very long boring blog. Check on the next blogs for the entree and dessert.

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