rice and veggie dish

hello everyone, and happy menstruating day 1 to me!
i can't be too ungrateful since my cramped belly decided i needed a light and airy meal today which led to this masterpiece that everyone enjoyed thoroughly.

i love it when my whimsical creations that are mostly little bit of this and little bit of that thrown together actually end up not only edible freakin delicious! and so this recipe will be a little harder to write down...if you really want to try this recipe and need more precise measurements just comment and i will do it but yes, much of this was eye balled in.

oh and by the way i used days old rice that we had in the fridge so if you ever have left over rice definitely try and make this dish. good luck!

ingredients:

• old rice [i had about 2 1/2 cups at least after cooked]
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil for cooking
• 2 carrots chopped into smaller pieces
• 2 cloves of garlic chopped
• 1 inch of fresh ginger chopped
• 2 green onions chopped
• 1/2 cup packed kale chopped thinly [ i used two big hand fulls-the more the better!]
• 2 tablespoon organic tamari soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon earth butter (optional)
• splash of lime juice (optional)
• salt to taste

how to:

1.  in a large pan heat your coconut oil over medium heat and add in your ginger and garlic stirring it around for 2 minutes, it should be fragrant
2. add in the carrots and cook until they are soft
3. add in the old rice and stir it around to mix everything together then make a hole in the middle for the earth butter and combine with rice as it melts
4. now stir in the liquids, add in the soy sauce, vinegar and splash of lime juice, stir it around  for couple minutes so your rice is well cooked
5. do a taste test and add any salt needed
6. now stir in your chopped kale and turn the heat to a simmer, cover with a lid so the kale wilts but doesn't burn the rice
7. you're done when the flavor is right, veggies are soft and the ingredients are mixed well

* you can also substitute spinach for kale if you happen to not have it, and feel free to add more veggies or exclude things your don't have/ your own version of ingredients

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i had this rice side dish with giant portabella mushrooms which i fried as i made the rice.

ingredients:

• 2-4 portabella mushrooms depending on how many people eating
• 1 tablespoon earth butter [or coconut oil]
• salt
• pepper
• olive oil for drizzling 
• sesame seeds sprinkled as topping
• green onions sprinkled as topping

how to:

1. heat the butter in a pan
2. prepare the mushrooms by placing them on a plate after washing. first brush them with some olive oil both sides
3. sprinkle on the sat, pepper or any other seasonings you like on both sides (almost like meat)
4. place in pan and i turn then so cap is down, leave on for couple minutes until browned you can turn over to check, they will wilt and ooze out lots of juice
5. once done transfer them to a plate and sprinkled on some sesame seeds and green onions

^^momma picked some veggies from the garden : )

^^ i threw in some spiced garbanzo beans after the sweet potatoes, great finger food.