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Simple Cooking with Shaz

Strawberry & Portobello Salad

by shaz on Sunday, June 22, 2008 at 11:04 PM
read more about: Summer. Vegan-ish.

I don’t know about you, but to me, summer means barbecue! And, well, sun and all that too, but mostly a grill! Not that I personally grill anything, because, seriously, this why we have men right?! I don’t think I have ever met a man that didn’t like to grill stuff… I think there was one summer where my husband was forced nicely asked to literally grill dinner every single day, you know, for like the month or so that it was actually warm here in the great white north!

Anyway, I also really love summer salads, I tend to make a few different ones, but this one had to be one of my favorites, especially because I love portobello mushrooms (on a side note, portobello mushroom soup – totally yum!!).

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Ingredients:
Baby Spinach (any type of greens, Romano lettuce, or Arugula – I like to use bitter greens for this)
Strawberries
Portobello mushrooms
Vidalia Onion Dressing (I bought it in a bottle, but if you feel adventurous you can make your own!)
Cucumbers

Guidelines:

Toss chopped strawberries, cucumbers, and greens together in a bowl.
In a saucepan, saute the mushrooms in olive oil, until cooked to your liking.
When you’re serving the salad, add the dressing and then add the mushrooms on top (you could let it cool for a bit, but I actually prefer it warm).
Done! smile

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Simple Cooking with Shaz

Egg Fried Rice, Shaz Style

by shaz on Wednesday, March 21, 2007 at 04:44 AM
read more about: Summer. Vegan-ish.

Day 2, Week 10

For those kind of days where I really don’t feel like cooking…
I’m Trinidadian, East Indian, and I am convinced that there is some Chinese in the mix as well, so it’s not surprising that I can eat a plate full of rice for dinner… and really enjoy it! Obviously, rice is usually my side dish, but when there is leftover rice and no urge to cook… this is an excellent dish, and loved by kids!!

Ingredients:
cooked rice
green peppers
green onions
chopped baby spinach
eggs

Guidelines:

In a saucepan on medium heat, add some butter

Once it is melting, add in the green onions and green peppers
Add in the rice and mix well
Then add in the eggs and keep mixing until the eggs are cooked
Add salt to taste
Finally add in the spinach, cook for about a minute and remove from the heat, serve and enjoy!

I don’t add any additional seasonings because I love the pure and subtle flavour of this dish, and my kids also love it.

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