A new work week gets into full swing. Fashion week in Paris seemed like a big success, although I wonder why Victoria Beckham never shows her designs there! Woke up to the news that Kim K was robbed at gun point in her rented Paris apartment. How unfortunate with all her security guards? How could that happen? Did also read that it's a publicity stunt, why would anyone travel with so much expensive jewelry? It's a shame these things are happening, but with so much poverty in the world, people are just tempted to do bad things. The line between rich and poor should not exist. Everyone should be reasonably well-off to live a good life. That is not going to happen unfortunately, not while people are more interested in wars, space travel, and finding aliens. Yes, the aliens are probably laughing at us, a bunch of idiots we all are! I wonder why we only hear certain news and everything is never reported. I am always sad to see poverty, and the state of Venezuela is very bad. People have no food and this doesn't make the news, strange! I hope change is on its way.
Here is a healthy rice recipe which I love to eat. Have it along side a nice piece of fish and you would be doing wonders for your body & health! Enjoy!
Spicy Vegetable Pilaf (contains nuts)
Ingredients:
6 carrots, cut lengthways into 6-8 wedges
3 red onions, cut into wedges
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tsp cumin seeds
4 cardamom pods
1 cinnamon stick
200g brown basmati rice, rinsed
400ml vegetable stock
400g can brown lentils, rinsed and drained
200g baby spinach
handful toasted flaked almonds, or a few whole almonds (optional)
Instructions:
1. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. In boiling water, cook carrots for 4 mins, tipping in onions for the last min of cooking. Drain and mix in a roasting tin with 4 tsp oil, the cumin and seasoning. Roast for 30 mins, while you cook the rice.
2. Heat remaining 2 tsp oil in a large pan. Add cardamom and cinnamon for 30 secs, then add rice and toast for 1 min. Pour over stock and 100ml water, then simmer, covered, for 25-30 mins, until rice is tender and the water absorbed. Remove cinnamon and cardamom.
3. Tip in lentils and fork through before topping with spinach. Put lid back on and cook over a low heat, stirring once, until spinach has wilted and lentils heated through. Fork through again before tipping the cumin roasted veg onto the top and sprinkling with almonds, if using.
Have an awesome day and keep smiling!
Love & Peace.
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