Ingredients:

• 1 cup of brown rice
• 1 cup of water
• 1 cup of stock (vegetable)
• 1 tablespoon of butter
• 4-5 heads of broccoli
• a drizzle of Olive oil
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 medium yellow onion
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 7-10 cremini Mushrooms
• 1 tablespoon of butter
• 1-1.5 tablespoons of Olive oil
• 3/4 cup of raw whole cashew nuts
• A drizzle of olive oil
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 3/4 cup of good cheese shredded- Last night I used Cooperstown Cheese Company's Jersey Girl, a raw cows milk Colby made here in NY.

Directions:

The Rice

1. Melt one Tablespoon of butter in a Pot
2. Add one cup of rice, wait about 30 seconds and shake the pot to cover all the rice with a little butter
3. Add a cup of stock and a cup of water
4. Bring to a boil
5. Reduce heat to a simmer
6. Cover, and cook on low heat (still simmering) for 40-45 minutes, until done.

The Cashews

1. Spread them in a small baking dish
2. Add olive oil, salt and pepper, mix with your hands so all are covered evenly with oil, salt and pepper
3. Bake until just brown; Be very careful- this burns quite easily!

The Broccoli

1. Wash and cut the broccoli into approximately 1 inch floret pieces.
2. Spread them on a roasting pan and coat with olive oil (I drizzle, then stir with my hands)
3. Add salt and pepper to taste
4. Roast (really, bake, my oven is not to fancy) at 350 for 35 minutes or so, until the edges of the broccoli start to brown

The Onions, Garlic and Mushrooms

1. Melt 1 tablespoon of butter, and some olive oil in a frying pan
2. Dice the onion, and add it to the frying pan
3. Skin the Garlic, and crush it under a chef's knife, then dice it as small as you can,
4. add that to the frying pan.
5. Wash and slice (or Dice, as you like) the Mushrooms, and add them to the pan.
6. Cook until the mushrooms release some liquid

The Assembly

1. Using oven proof pasta bowls, lay a bed of rice on each plate
2. Shred some, not to much, cheese on top of the rice
3. Layer the onion, garlic and mushroom on top of that
4. Add a large heap of broccoli
5. Shred a lot of cheese on top of that
6. Add some of the Cashews to each plate
7. Toss each plate into the oven at 350 for 5-10 minutes, until the cheese on top of the broccoli is melted.

This is a satisfying, earthy dish that is perfect for winter, makes a large plate of food for 2 people, or a nice side for 4.