Manje Mondays

Man, Normally I would have posted a really great recipe earlier today, but I have been BUSY. We celebrated my grandma's bday yesterday. she is the only grandparent I have left and I am am so in love with her. I just got a chance to get to know her when she moved out here to California in 05. Just when I had my son Christian.she is such a beautiful woman. I will have to post the beautiful picture I have of her when she was in her early 20's. Smoking! She was so gorgeous. She has that same spirit still.

Now she...she loves to cook...and eat! And my grandma can get down too. She will out eat any of us any time, anywhere. And from what I know, she can cook. She makes an incredible rice pudding. 

So here is a recipe that you can try some other night. And to represent Haiti,  here is a dish my dad says they both LOVE!

Black Rice with Shrimp

Rice with black mushrooms is an extraordinary dish with exquisite taste and aroma originating from the northern part of Haiti. The mushrooms are soaked in water then drained. The mush of the mushroom is discarded, the blackened water is used to cook rice, hence the phrase “black rice”.  Shrimp or lima beans can be added as well. As the Haitians do...Manje

Ingredients

2 cups of long grain rice

1 cup dried black mushrooms

4 cups of water

2 chopped cloves of garlic

1 small onion finely chopped

1 tablespoon of oil

salt, pepper to taste

1 lb shrimp, cleaned and cooked


Directions

1. Soak mushrooms in water overnight in a small bowl
2. Heat oil and fry onions and garlic cloves in a pot
3. Discard mushrooms and mix the water with onions and garlic
4. Add rice when water comes to a boil and simmer when it has dried
5. add shrimp and enjoy!