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Bean & Barley Soup, by Mike

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Ingredients:
2 qts water and veggie “Better than Bouillon” (read the jar for amount)
1 small package, Frozon Baby Lima Beans
0.5 cups pearl barley
1 white onion, chopped and sauteed
2 carrots, chopped
1 celery stalk, finely chopped
1 TBL crushed garlic
1 tsp thyme
salt and pepper

Directions:
1. Put the veggie broth & lima beans in a large pot and bring to a boil.
2. While waiting for that to boil chop carrot and celery, chop and saute the onion
3. Once that comes to a boil, add all remaining ingredients, except salt and pepper (which you should add, to taste, at the end), and bring back up to a boil, and then immediately turn down to simmer.
4. Cover and simmer for 1.5 – 2 hours, or until beans and barley are tender and broth is creamy.

Garlic Fried Rice

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Cook:
2 cups jasmine/basmati rice (from TJs) in 2.5 cups water
– bring to a boil, then simmer for 20 mins
– or cook in a little rice cooker like we have now, that turns itself off when done (still about 20 mins)

Cook:
1 cup quinoa in 2 cups water
– This is very similar to cooking rice on the stove, but faster
– should take about 15 minutes

Brown/Sauté:
6 squares frozen garlic (from TJs)
4 Tbl butter
– start with just the garlic and butter, saute until browned

Add rice
Add some safflower oil
Add some soy sauce
– Stir and brown until done (about 20 mins)

Remove from heat

Add 1 cup cooked quinoa (fold in, careful not to mush the rice)

Add some Bragg’s and enjoy!