Two Easy Dishes
Mother's Day 2006
Happy day to all you mothers! I'm having a good one myself. First, my wonderful family gave me a copy of The Candle Cafe Cookbook, which looks like it will be a great source of inspiration, the newest Pearl Jam CD, which is playing as I type, and a cute card that my daughter picked out herself at PetSmart. Then my husband made breakfast: Scrambled tofu from Vegan with a Vengeance, wrapped in tortillas and served with guacamole, with spicy hash browns on the side. It was great!
With all the kitchen duties being handled by the husband, I've had a little time to write up last night's meal, which was simple but good. I used the rice cooker to make Brown and Wild Rice with Asparagus, a dish that practically cooks itself, and I freshened up a can of cannellini beans by adding fresh herbs for a simple side dish. And you know what? It was that simple bean dish that everyone wanted more of. Fresh herbs can really work wonders, even on canned beans.
Brown and Wild Rice with Asparagus
1 cup brown rice
1/2 cup wild rice
2 1/2 cups water
1 tsp salt
1/4 cup sliced almonds, crushed
1 pound asparagus, trimmed and sliced into 2-inch pieces
1/2 cup vegetable broth
2 tbsp. lemon juice
additional sliced almonds for garnish
Put the brown and wild rices, water, salt, and crushed almonds into the rice cooker. Cook until the cooker turns from cook to warm. Add the asparagus on top of the rice, pour in the vegetable broth, cover and re-set to "cook." Cook until the asparagus is tender but not overcooked. Remove from rice cooker and toss gently with lemon juice. Garnish with more almonds
Cannellini Beans with Fresh Basil and Oregano
1/2 onion
2 cloves garlic
olive oil spray
1 19-ounce can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed well
1/2 cup vegetable broth
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
1 tbsp. chopped fresh oregano
freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Sauté the onion and garlic in a pan lightly sprayed or brushed with olive oil for 3 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients and cook over medium heat until liquid is reduced somewhat, about 6 minutes. Serve warm.
Tags: vegan recipes vegetarian cooking food fat-free
Labels: gluten-free, Ridiculously Easy
posted by SusanV at 9:44 AM
14 Comments:
Wonderful looking as always! And I'm glad that you had a special Mother's Day (and I even more happy that you had time to post!).
One question I have- I've never had wild rice before and I was wondering if it's an unrefined source of whole grain. I unsuccessfully tried to look it up. THanks? And Happy Mother's Day to all the Mothers out there!
-Teresa
Hi Teresa, and thanks! Everything I've read indicates that wild rice is a whole grain. Actually, I think it's the seed of a type of grass. Either way, it's not refined, so it should be fine for the Fuhrman program.
both dishes look great!
question - are cannellini beans the same thing as white beans or white kidney beans? I always see recipes that include cannellini beans, but I can Never find them in the store!
Hi Megan--Yes, cannellini are the same as white kidney beans. They're a lot like great northern beans, too, which I use as a substitute when I don't have cannellini--and they cost much less than cannellini, at least where I live.
Susan
I have to say, this photo is amazing! When I first saw it, I thought that you had cut and pasted it from a cookbook or magazine or something... Oh, and the recipe looks/sounds pretty darn good too!
Courtney
The rice and asparagus dish looks like something we would both like! I will have to remember this one when we see some great fresh asparagus at the market!
Love the card your daughter gave you! Happy Mother's Day!
Thanks Susan. I've wondered cannilli bean/white kidney bean connection for a long time and I've asked a tonne of people! Great to finally have it cleared up!
I have to agree with Courtney... amazing photo! And I am really into asparagus at the moment after finally trying it for the first time, so this dish is very appealing!
You're going to enjoy that cookbook. The Candle Cafe is so amazing. I pretty much die and go to heaven every time I go there. Ha.
I am SO making these.
I got the Pearl Jam CD for Mom's Day too!
Great daughters think alike?
I would love to make the rice but we don't own a rice cooker :( Any advice on how to prepare this dish without it?
Thanks!
Anon, I haven't tried this on the stove, but here's a guess. Put the water and rices into a heavy pot, bring to a boil, and reduce the heat to very low. Cook covered until the water is absorbed, about 45 minutes. Then follow the recipe directions, adding the asparagus, etc. and re-covering the pot and cooking until the asparagus is tender. Good luck!
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