Dinner Bowl #45
More pantry utilization! Here we have a winter squash wild rice bake (recipe from Vegan Yack Attack ), some garlic butter mushrooms and cauliflower (recipe from Gym Onset , but using vegan butter), and microwave-steamed brussels sprouts (recipe from Family Style Food ). I had an adventure making this meal, because there was a water main break and I had to use my emergency water stash, as I had no Plan B for lunch anyway. But I managed! The winter squash wild rice bake used up my wild rice, and I only had enough to supply half of the rice, even with the casserole cut in half, so I substituted brown rice for the rest and it worked out great. In the original recipe photos, it's clear that a wild rice blend was used anyway, rather than just straight wild rice (which would all be black). I think it's a prettier dish if you have more than one type of rice, but you'll want to use long-cooking grains like wild rice, brown rice, or farro, I think. In any case, it was the recipe I...
