Triple Smoked Quinoa Pilaf
Heat the olive oil in a large pan. Add the shallots, coriander and cardamom. Sauté for a couple of minutes and then add the red pepper and garlic. When red pepper just begins to soften, add the tofu, orange peel, and green beans. Stir fry for a ... [... more]
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Indian Coconut Rice Pilaf
Soak 2c long grain rice in water, meanwhile boil 2c coconut milk +1.5c water + 1t grated fresh ginger. Drain and add the rice, bring to a boil again, cover, turn off heat. In separate pan, fry 4T oil + 1.5t mustard seeds until they pop, add 8 ... [... more]
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Rice Pilaf (African)
In a large saucepan, heat the oil and saute the onions until soft. Stir in the rice and cook, stirring frequently, for 4 minutes. Add the raisins, chili, lime zest, cinnamon sticks, cardamon, salt and 4 cups of water and stir well. Cover the pan ... [... more]
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Mushroom Pilaf
This recipe takes minutes, an easy way to use up old cooked rice. It is easily adapted to whatever vegetables you have on hand. Serves 2-3 Add turmeric, chili powder, garam masala and fry for a few seconds. Optional garnishes: lemon wedges, ... [... more]
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Curried Pilaf with Kidney Beans
You can find ones that sell for under $15, and they can be used for oatmeal, rice mixes, steaming vegetables, and a host of other things. Fatfree Indian Beans and Rice Mix together in a 3 to 5 quart pot or a rice cooker: 1 apple chopped (don't ... [... more]
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Braised Cabbage and Basmati/Lentil Pilaf
Saute onions in oil until they have softened. Add the garlic, cabbage, (1/2 c) water, salt and pepper and cook covered for 10 minutes, checking periodically to make sure that it doesn't scorch. Remove lid and cook additional 20 minutes over ... [... more]
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Seductions Of Rice
 From Amazon.com: Chinese stir-frys, Spanish paellas, Japanese sushi, Indian thorans, Thai salads, Turkish pilafs, Italian risottos, Senegalese yassas, American gumbos: if rice isn't the heart and soul of all these diverse dishes, rice can be found piled [... more]
CDN$50.00
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Cook's Illustrated
Reap the benefits!: Cook's Illustrated 2002 Collector's Edition has a little bit of everything. It includes cookbook reviews, unique kitchen gadgets in the 'what is it?' section, quick tips, kitchen notes, letters from readers, and resources for items [... more]
CDN$39.95
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Vie De France
From Amazon.com: "To see and taste and smell all this wonderful food was so heartening to me, I felt I had arrived in heaven," says James Haller in Vie de France. He's referring to the marketplace in the Loire Valley town of Savennieres, but [... more]
CDN$33.99
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The Anatomy of a Dish
From Amazon.com: Diane Forley, chef and proprietor of New York City's Verbena restaurant, has been praised for dishes that are delicious yet "disarmingly simple." This is one of the true tightrope acts in professional cooking. The Anatomy of a [... more]
CDN$39.95
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Dragon Ball: Magic Begins
THIS IS NOT BASED ON DRAGONBALL Z: Unlike most peole who watch this movie, I know it is based on the Chinese legend, and not the manga created by Akira Toriyama. Eventually Toriyama chose to make Goku an alien and break away from the legend. That aside [... more]
CDN$22.99
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Moosewood Restaurant Cooks at Home: Fast and Easy ...
From Amazon.com: The Moosewood Collective has had big vegetarian cookbook success with other collections. The main aim of this addition to their list is to offer much-needed help to those who need recipes for speedy preparation. Most take less than 30 [... more]
CDN$22.99
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