We are back from a short trip to St. Louis and I had planned last week to make paella today. I have wanted to make it for quite some time. I don't usually get to try it at restaurants because it is often cooked with pork, but I I decided to use spicy chicken sausage instead of chorizo. I also substituted edamame instead of peas (for Eric's sake). Other than those two things, I followed the recipe. I was weirded out that practically the whole recipe was cooked in the microwave. I know this recipe was labeled the "Cheater's guide to paella" but still. The other thing I didn't have high hopes on was the rice. I know I said I had given up on rice other than my Japanese rice, but I really did want to follow the recipe and Whole Foods had the Arborio the dish called for. The rice actually came out fine and I was glad I used it, but I overcooked the chicken by pre-cooking it. Other than that I thought the dish was fine, and it left me wanting to make a more traditional paella which can take up to two hours.