Dairy free cheesy mushroom baked rice

 We got our first snowfall of the season here, This is my mind calls for oven roasted meals. I wanted to make something that was filling and savory and rice based. I came up with this recipe and it seemed to fit the bill of what I was looking for.

Dairy Free Cheesy rice
1/3 cup nutrtional yeast
3tbsp onion flake
1/2 tbsp garlic powder
1 tsp each of pepper, salt,and  mustard powder
2.5 c  sliced mushrooms
3/4 cup shredded daiya chedder
3 cup cooked rice
1 cup soy milk
2 tbsp coconut oil


Mix first 6 ingredients together in a bowl,
Put into a greased casserole dish
Pour soy milk over it all and dot coconut oil over top
Bake covered at 400F until hot and done (About 40 minutes)

Mmm, Beef dip, a lovely comforting meal on a dreary day. I really enjoyed this, Orion picked out all the meat, ate it. He wouldn't touch the bun, he isn't a fan of white flour. He also dipped his cucumbers in the "jus"

Beef dip 
1 lb beef I just used stewing beef cubes, but you can use whatever cut you would like
2 cups beef broth
3 tsp 3 onion dip mix (Epicure)
1 cup mushrooms
1 cup red wine
1 1/2 tsp of garlic powder
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp ground dry mustard
1 tsp Vegan Worcestershire sauce (You could use regular but we have a fish allergy)
French rolls (I used this recipe, usually I make whole wheat rolls but I have been having trouble with making hockey pucks so I switched to all white for a batch)


Put all in crockpot and cook on high for 6 hours,
About 1 hour before serving remove meat with a slotted spoon and shred, Place back in juice in the crockpot on low.
Scoop meat out with slotted spoon and place in rolls (You can toast them and sprinkle with garlic powder before if you would like), if you want you can put a piece if cheese on it. (We don't because I don't like any of the cheese subs) Serve a bowl of the sauce on the side for dipping.

Sauteed spinach with mushrooms and bacon

I served this dish for a dinner with my parents, it is an easy side that has a great flavour. Do not overcook the spinach, when it is all just wilted it is done, it will still continue wilting after you take it out of the pan.

Sauteed spinach with mushrooms and bacon
Serves 5

6 cups loosely packed washed organic baby spinach
1/2 cup bacon bits
4 cups mushrooms sliced (I used cremini because I really enjoy the flavour)
5 cloves garlic minced
2 tbsp of coconut oil  plus 1 tbsp

Mix, garlic, coconut oil mushrooms in a large pan, Over medium heat cook until mushrooms are browned.
Stir in spinach and additional coconut oil stirring often, until spinach is just wilted.