Red Wine Risotto with Beef and Mushrooms

Bear with me as I patiently wait for spring and inspiration for warm weather cooking.

In the fall, when the weather is grey and cold, I love lighting the fire. I look forward to all the slow-cooked, braised meats, long-simmering soups and tender, hearty stews. Planning on what to cook next is exciting.

In April, when the weather is still grey and cold, Iโ€™m sick of lighting the fire, I donโ€™t want anything slow-cooked or long-simmering. I want grilled vegetables, barbecued meats and salads.

Thatโ€™s not happeningโ€ฆ.

So I will continue to make stir-fries and risottos until the sun shines.

If youโ€™re enjoying similar crappy weather, perhaps youโ€™ll enjoy my quick, easy canโ€™t-wait-for-sunshine dishes.

This risotto is slightly different in that it uses beef broth and red wine, which gives it an interesting color.ย 

The recipe, Red Wine Risotto with Beef & Mushrooms, has been updated, nutrition information added, and re-posted here: Red Wine Risotto with Beef & Mushrooms.

I mowed the field today.

Well, I mowed the part that wasnโ€™t waterlogged.

I hate doing the first cut of the year.

I have to re-establish the safe areasโ€ฆ.

Making sure I donโ€™t go too close to the edge of our field that I tip over into the farmerโ€™s field.

Making sure I get the corners cut right so a wheel doesnโ€™t slip off the edge and I get stuck.

Once I do the first pass in the spring I can follow it for the rest of the summer โ€“ and once the first pass is done I know (or think) that the mower wonโ€™t tip. ย Mon mari assures me that it has a very low center of gravity and is perfectly safe.

Yeah, rightโ€ฆ.

I also hate mowing while wearing my winter jacket and hat.

Whatโ€™s you favorite spring activity?

Andโ€ฆ..

Are you going to be lost when Google reader says farewell?

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6 thoughts on โ€œRed Wine Risotto with Beef and Mushroomsโ€

  1. Iโ€™m not sure what the Windows world is doing about the loss of Google reader, but on the Mac side, I created a file (.opml) of my RSS feeds and migrated them to an application called NetNewsWire. There was some manual adjusting of feeds (such as making new folders like โ€œCOOKING,โ€ โ€œNEWS,โ€ etc., and then moving the feeds into the appropriate folder, but that only took a couple of hours. And I have tons and tons of feeds. I bet there is similar (and probably more of, and better) in the Windows world.
    Ma femme just said no to red wine risotto and then gave (after 24 years of marriage) that she doesnโ€™t like risotto at all. She then proceeded to state that it tastes like overcooked rice, โ€œlike Iโ€™d make it.โ€ I briefly thought that she may have been on to something these decades, some kind of Zen-like approach that converts Uncle Benโ€™s into amazing risotto through meditation (ignoring the pot) and an acute observance of the transience of life (ignoring the pot).
    But, as sheโ€™s never lived in Asia or adopted Asian beliefs, and realizing this was not a good time to mention that her mother was English who never knew risotto from Rice-A-Roni, I tried to shift the conversation to Asian rice cookers, hoping to bring up that one can make risotto in a โ€œfuzzy logicโ€ device straight out of Japan.
    But we were interrupted by the chicken jerky strips (a healthier treat for the dogs weโ€™ve started doing) finishing off in the dehydrator. The conversation shifted.
    Sometimes, a battle avoided, or at least not deliberately charged into, is a battle won.

  2. Katie โ€“ Iโ€™m with youโ€ฆI have been dreaming about all the summer fresh garden produce. Those gorgeous vegetables canโ€™t get here soon enough! As for the rainโ€ฆit does not want to seem to stop!

  3. Phoenicia, What Dan says LOLโ€ฆ It is / was an aggregator for RSS feeds.
    Dan, reminds me of the time I was in the US, and making our (sonโ€™s and mine) favorite Poached Eggs in Red Wine for dinner. After eating, his SO said that she didnโ€™t really like eggs in red wineโ€ฆ. and, as long as we were on the subject, she didnโ€™t really like anything in red wineโ€ฆ Son was very disappointed โ€“ no more Coq au Vin, no more Boeuf Bourgingonโ€ฆ A sad day. I prefer not to think about a life without red wine and risottoโ€ฆ.
    Ina, please let it come soon!

  4. Iโ€™m guessing Iโ€™ve tried all of the newsreaders out there since Googleโ€™s official announcement. Newsblur is working for me so far, but I really hate that Google just quits things for no obvious reasons. Not like theyโ€™re losing money with it. Millions used it. Just kind of sucks.
    My question is though, is the sonโ€™s SO still his SO? I canโ€™t imagine NOT cooking with red wine!

  5. Interesting colour indeed! It seems like an ideal choice for a candlelight dinner.
    As for your sonโ€™s misguided SO: No red wine?? At all??? Thatโ€™s madness.
    The other madness is that spring refuses to spring here too. We went out for a bike ride today โ€“ I LOVE the feeling of freedom when bikeriding without having to wear so many layers that itโ€™s impossible to move. It was allegedly 10C. I DONโ€™T think so. We were freezing. We turned around early and came home to sulk.
    Things are looking up though. I hear a wine cork popping. Red wine, of course. It will go beautifully with roast chicken and potatoes.

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