Dashi stock

Home made dashi stock.

Also very delicious!  Made a great miso soup, though next time I'd add 1.5 T miso for 2 C stock.

Recipe 1:  https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-japanese-dashi-broth-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-57749

Recipe 2:  https://steamykitchen.com/106-how-to-make-miso-soup-recipe.html
(THIS IS THE BETTER ONE (for having more detail and reasons provided)).

Sausage, fennel, and lentils

Very very simple, few ingredient but nice warm rounded flavor.

Original:  https://www.pinterest.com/pin/413909021996145285/

Just followed it exactly (with chicken sausage from Sprouts). Really great!

Shrimp risotto

This was restaurant-quality really really good.

Original:  http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/saffron-and-shrimp-risotto

Pretty much followed it exactly, except I made 10 cups of shrimp stock because we had so many frozen shrimp shells.  I also cook some asaparagus to cut up and put in there.

Making the shrimp stock

After I'd cooked + cut the asparagus (a little under-done)

Cooked and cut the shrimp (also a little under done)

Making the rice

Everything together!