Dolly asks and, I'm sooooo glad you did...
Brilliant and worth a front page blog
Q&A...
Dolly:
Susan, you mentioned breast feeding 5, did you donate milk? I really wanted to with my two but couldn't (hereditary issue) I wish I could have found someone to donate Not too PC in the USA.
You couldn't be more right...
Beyond not PC, it's illegal
"transporting breast milk"
Swear, I heard it right from
The men who make
The law and
As with many things
A complete waste of
One of Our most
Valuable resources
Wasteful and stupid
Which is the theme
Look around...
So I, and 20 other
Women donated
Anyway...
And, what a story
It is
Being told, as
I write Mothering
Menopause and
Madness which
I am now...
A dropped computer
Wireless smashed
Hard drive
Full, holding
Up blogging
For a moment
In time but,
Not holding
Up lots of
Cooking, yoga
Living, all of
Which you'll
Be the first
To see when
The systems
Are working...
Hands-on time: 5 minutes
Time to table: 1-1/4 hours
Makes 4 cups
• 2-1/3 cups water (or chicken broth)
• 2 teaspoons butter (olive oil optional)
• 1 cup brown rice, any variety
• 1/2 cup wild rice (or another 1/2 cup brown rice)
• 1/2 teaspoon table salt
Set oven to 375F. Bring liquid and butter to a boil. Meanwhile, in an 8x8 glass baking dish, stir together brown rice and wild rice. Sprinkle with salt. Pour hot liquid over rice and gently stir, distributing rice evenly throughout dish. Cover tightly. Bake for 60 minutes.
Remove from oven. Fluff rice with a fork, then cover lightly with a paper towel and let rest for 5 minutes. Uncover and fluff again, let rest another 5 minutes. Serve and enjoy!
Black Beans and Rice
Serve with baked tortilla chips and a green salad.
Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 cups cooked white rice
• 2 cups cooked black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 2 - 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• Salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• Fresh cilantro (optional)
• Sliced green onions (optional)
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and sauté until it just begins to soften. Add garlic and sauté for about 5 more minutes, or until the onion turns golden. Add spices and Worcestershire sauce, and stir into onion and garlic. Next, add the beans and then the rice. Combine the rice and beans evenly and cook until mixture is heated through. Add salt and pepper to taste and serve hot. Garnish with some chopped cilantro or green onions if desired.
Per Serving: 261 Calories; 5g Fat (18.8% calories from fat); trace Saturated Fat; 9g Protein; 45g Carbohydrate; 6g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 82mg Sodium. Exchanges: 2 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 1 Fat;
0 Other Carbohydrates.
8 SERVINGS
EGG-& DAIRY-FREE
For best flavor and texture, be sure this pudding is thoroughly chilled before serving. If you like cinnamon, sprinkle a generous amount on top.
1 1/4 cups blanched slivered almonds (5 oz.)
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 cup uncooked rice (such as arborio, basmati or jasmine)
1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise, or 2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 cup plus 1 Tbs. maple syrup or 1/4 cup plus 2 Tbs. maple sugar
Fresh strawberries and mint sprigs for garnish
1. Preheat oven to 350 [degrees] F. Spread almonds on baking sheet and bake until golden, about 8 minutes. Remove from oven; set aside to cool.
2. In medium saucepan, bring 1 cup water and salt to a boil over high heat. Add rice, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer until water is absorbed and rice is tender, 16 to 20 minutes, depending on type of rice.
3. Meanwhile, chop 1/4 cup toasted almonds and set aside for garnish. In blender, combine remaining 1 cup toasted almonds and 1 cup water. Blend until mixture is smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. Add 1 3/4 cups water and blend until smooth, about 1 minute.
4. Strain almond "milk" through cheesecloth into cooked rice in saucepan, squeezing out as much liquid as possible. (Or, strain "milk" through fine-mesh sieve several times before adding to rice.)
5. If using vanilla bean, scrape seeds into rice mixture with tip of knife then add bean, or stir in vanilla extract. Stir in maple syrup, return to a simmer and cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until thickened slightly, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat; cool slightly. Transfer pudding to a bowl, removing vanilla bean if using. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
6. To serve, spoon rice pudding into dessert dishes, sprinkle with reserved almonds and garnish with strawberries and mint sprigs.
PER SERVING: 190 CAL.; 5G PROT.; 11G TOTAL FAT (1G SAT. FAT); 19G CARB.; 0 CHOL.; 70MG SOD.;
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