Eclectic Recipes

rice Recipes

Beans and Rice Salad

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

Here is a great way to enjoy the classic dish of rice and beans as a salad. This would be a perfect dish to take to a picnic, or just enjoy it as we did as a main dish. I created this dish as another one of my budget weeknight meals. I found some chipotle [...]

Paella Rice Salad

Sunday, August 8th, 2010

Here is a great way to enjoy paella flavors in the heat of summer. The other day it was so hot, and I had a craving for paella. Mainly because my son keeps taking out a link of chorizo from the freezer and asking me to cook it. But it was just too hot to [...]

Paella that Won’t Break the Bank and Weekend Events Part II

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

Paella can be a very expensive dish. It has expensive saffron, several different kinds of meat, and seafood selections. You can go all out and make very expensive paella with lobster, expensive fish, imported chorizo and loads of quality saffron. A restaurant in Manhattan, Sofritos, even had a $1000 Paella. At our house, we love [...]

Fried Rice with Shiitake Mushrooms

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Fried rice is my favorite Chinese takeout food. Its very delicious, but can be full of unwanted fat and calories from your local Chinese restaurant. Making this popular takeout dish at home can ensure the quality of ingredients and save you on some unwanted fat grams. I love to make this dish as our supper. [...]

Stuffed Portobellos and Peppers

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

stuffed

This recipes started out as stuffed peppers.  Then I looked and realized I did not have as many peppers as I thought I did.  And there in the bottom of the fridge, I spotted some gorgeous portobello mushroom caps that looked like they also needed to be stuffed.  After they were done, we actually liked [...]

Black Bean Spanish Rice

Monday, July 6th, 2009

black-bean-rice

This is my version of Arroz con Frijoles Negro, or Black Beans and Rice. I first had this dish at a local Cuban restaurant. I absolutely love black beans, and combining them in this classic rice dish brings out the flavors wonderfully. I came up with this recipe after surveying my cuban friends about how [...]

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