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Vegetarian Mushroom Carrot Pilaf

Written by Published on Updated on June 2, 2019 in Lunch, Mediterranean cuisine

Hello everyone,

How is everyone? Mid week and we are heading towards the end of January, where did this month go??  time does surely go by fast.  I headed into the kitchen to take out my food processor to start the recipe.  I added the carrots turned the knob to ON and nothing, I turned the knob again and still  nothing. 🙁  At first I was frustrated but then I remembered from the last time I used it that it might not work again.  It made some strange noises last time and I the truth is that I have used it quite a lot these past couple of years, so I guess it was about time to say goodbye. 

I took a look on the internet to see what was on the market.  I noticed that they have become quite expensive. Unfortunately, the prices that I saw were completely out of my price range.  I searched for the processor I had and was happy to see that  the price was definitely within my budget!!.  I am hoping to be able to purchase the processor  by mid February. 🙂  In the mean time I will have to do all my chopping by hand.    

The reason why I use a food processor is because I have those days when my arm does work with me, but then there are those days when it just wont.  🙂 

I forgot to mention the weather, we had a beautiful sunny day yesterday, but awww today I woke up looked out the window and it was snowing!! 🙂

Have a good/morning/afternoon/evening everyone 🙂

VEGETARIAN MUSHROOM CARROT PILAF

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Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Mushrooms sliced
  • 1 Onion chopped
  • 3 cups Boiled Rice
  • 1 large Carrot diced
  • Parsley finely chopped
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • 3 tablespoons Olive Oil

Instructions
 

  • Add sliced mushrooms into a large sauté pan, simmer for 10 minutes.
  • Carrots and chop onion.
  • Toss in carrots and onions, along with the olive oil. Sauté for 15 minutes.
  • Continue by adding in rice.
  • Add in parsley, salt & pepper and sauté for 20 minutes on low to medium heat. If you try out this recipe I would love to hear your feedback. 🙂

Welcome to a small corner of my Greek Heritage. Growing up in New York from Greek parents, was a challenge of its own...but the traditional food, tastes and aromas that my mother cooked always travelled me back to Greece. My mother is a wonderful cook, our house would always have that smell of home cooked food. I remember very clearly that we were only allowed fast food, once a week, that was a huge day for myself and my brother. Jumping up and down in the back car seat, laughing, just being kids. It is true that we all like to eat different foods, taste, smell, even try food that looks different than our regular meals at home and I think that is so natural. In my teens, I was not really into cooking, I enjoyed my magazines after school, listening to music, and just taking a breather. There were times that I would glance at some of my mom's recipes, more out of curiosity than to actually try to cook them. At that time I did not realise that cooking would become my passion one day. Slowly, I would start to look into my mom's recipes a bit more each day and I started to find it interesting as a hobby. Each month I would go into our neighborhood bookstore and pick up my monthly book, until one day I decided to stroll over into the cooking section. That summer was the first time I actually bought a cooking magazine....and I loved it. Cooking and baking started out as a hobby, but now after many years it is my passion. Exploring the cuisines, the spices, the oils, the scents, the variety of smells and tastes that exist. It was and still is an amazing journey without limits. So, come along with me on this adventure, and I hope you enjoy my recipes. Sophie

17 Comments

  1. annika
    January 30, 2019 at 3:59 pm  ·  Reply

    Love this simple dish. I make something similar with whatever vegetables i find in the fridge and it’s always a big hit here!

  2. Ritu
    January 30, 2019 at 4:28 pm  ·  Reply

    Yummy 😋

  3. PlantsandBeyond
    January 30, 2019 at 6:51 pm  ·  Reply

    Oh, I would love to try this. Pilof is one of my fave meals. Sophie, do you ever make spanakopita?

  4. Bernice
    January 31, 2019 at 2:08 am  ·  Reply

    How delicious!! 💕

  5. Megala
    February 1, 2019 at 8:37 am  ·  Reply

    Lovely pilaf, really a comforting food! Have a wonderful weekend!!

  6. Angie Sapphire
    February 22, 2019 at 12:04 am  ·  Reply

    This looks YUMMY!

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