Mushroomy Wild Rice

Recently i have discovered my mushroom passion.
Let me say that one more time.

Mushroom passion, mushroom passion, mushroom passion.

And the only thing better than my mushroom passion is my mushroom with garlic passion.

On spaghetti, or pasta, or pizza or rice.
I'll have it anywhere, now.

I adapted this recipe from here.
It's a great site.

Mushroomy Wild Rice
1 tsp oil

1 cup sliced button mushrooms

1/2 cup diced tomatoes
1 garlic clove, minced

1 cup uncooked wild rice
1/4 t salt
1/8 t pepper

Heat oil in a large skillet on medium high and add mushrooms. Cook for 2 minutes and add tomatoes and garlic and cook another 2 minutes.
Cook rice in rice cooker. Add to mushroom mix along with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.

Doesn't that look great?
I love the colour of wild rice.
All rice should be coloured like wild rice.

Red Rice

I'm a tomato-holic.

And what really gets me hungry is sun-dried tomatoes.
man, i can already taste them in my mouth.

So when i came upon a recipe for Red Rice from 400 Calories Or Less, I knew I had to try it.

Such flavour.
Such smokiness.
Such...

Just make it already, will you?

I'm loving the little oregano leaves you can see there.
Hmmmm, another thing i love: Oregano.

Oh, and the best part?
Only 209 calories per serve.

Red Rice
(adapted from 400 calories or less)

1 tablespoon oil

1 large shallot, finely chopped

1 garlic clove, minced

2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 cup white rice
1 ¾ cups chicken or beef broth

½ teaspoon oregano flakes

Coarse salt to taste

Pepper

Heat oil and cook garlic and shallot until shallot begins to brown, about 7 minutes.
Then add tomato paste and stir well.
Add rice, broth, oregano, salt and pepper and bring to a boil them reduce heat to low, cover and cook until liquid is absorbed, about 15 minutes.
Let sit covered 5 minutes. Serve warm
(serves 4)

i took the easy way out and popped the rice along with the stock into the rice cooker after it boiled. Turned out might fine, so if you have a rice cooker, it would be much easier to use.