Cooking: Broiled portobella w/ curried pilaf

Broiled Portobella with Curried Pilaf and Baked Garnet Sweet Potato

I started out by cleaning a large portobella mushroom then rubbing it with a light, extra virgin olive oil.  I put that in a pie pan with about a 1/4 inch of water in the bottom.  I put this under a low broiler, midway in the oven.  I turned the mushroom every few minutes to cook it evenly and keep it from drying out.

While the mushroom was cooking, I mixed 1/2 cup dry Kashi Pilaf with 1 cup of water and cooked on medium heat in a covered pan.  When all the water was absorbed, I removed it from the burner and added about a teaspoon of olive oil and several shakes of red curry powder and after stirring, I recovered the pan and allowed it to sit back on the warm burner.  Note:  the amount of curry to use depends on the person eating it.  I have days were I use a lot, some days only a little.  Just a preference- but as with all spices remember that

Product Review: Kashi Pilaf

Kashi Pilaf    
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I found this quite by accident, in the cold cereal aisle at my local grocery store, and gave it a shot.

I really like the fact that there are three individual packets in the box.  I only make a serving or so at a time and like that I don't have to have the whole big box open to the ambient moisture.  I empty a packet into one of my many recycled peanut-butter jars and drop in a recycled plastic drink-mix scoop.  I like storing it in the jar because I can give it a little shake before I use it, mixing up all the grains that tend to settle.

The Kashi Pilaf cooks perfectly with a two parts water to one part pilaf ratio.  For me, the scoop I use is about 1/4 cup (so I add 1/2 cup water) and is a perfect meal serving.  It cooks relatively quickly (about 15 minutes for me).  The product itself is unflavored and unseasoned, and blends well into just about any recipe.

This has become a staple for me in my quest to eat better.  It adds fiber and healthy carbohydrates and has no sodium.

I find it to be very filling and keeps me from being hungry.  It's definitely a product I would recommend to others and something that I keep stocked in my own pantry.