3 large yellow onions, peeled and sliced into thin rings
¼ cup olive oil
1 cup long grain basmati rice (brown or white), rinsed
1 cup red lentils (I have been using green cus I can never seem to find the red ones when I need them)
1 cinnamon stick
½ teaspoon allspice
1½ teaspoon ground cumin
generous pinch of ground cloves

Preheat the oven to 400°

In a large, deep baking pan, toss the onion rings with the olive oil to coat. Be sure to separate the rings and spread them out in the pan. Roast in the oven for 25 to 30 minutes, stirring often. The idea is to get most of the onion rings deep brown, crisp and even burned on the edges. The deeper they roast, the sweeter they’ll taste. When done, remove from the oven and set aside.

Bring four cups of water to a boil in a large, heavy bottomed pot. Add the rice . cinnamon stick, ground cumin, ground cloves, and allspice. Bring back to a boil, then lower the heat, cover and simmer for 15 minutes.

Uncover and add the lentils, stir gently only a few times (too much stirring can break the rice grains); cover, bring to a boil again, lower the heat to low, and cook for an additional 45 minutes, until the liquid is completely absorbed. Remove from the heat and set aside the covered pot for 10 minutes.

Use a fork to gently fluff the lentils and rice. Remove the cinnamon stick. Gently fold the caramelized onions into the lentils and rice, making sure to drizzle on any remaining olive oil from the roasting pan. Stir thoroughly. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero’s Veganomicon cookboook has been this newbie/aspiring Vegan’s best friend since it hit my mailbox about a month ago. Isa Chandra Moskowiz was kind enough to take time out of her busy s’more eating to talk a bit about her philosophy and the inspiration behind what many consider the vegan Joy of Cooking.

linkies:
Post Punk Kitchen
Sweet & Sara
4 Course Vegan
Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary
Eastern Shore Sanctuary and Education Center

music:
2080 – Yeasayer
Wot? No Meat! – Captain Sensible

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Robert’s MySpace
Robert’s You Tube videos

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Long time MikeyPod listeners will know that Issa (formerly Jane Siberry) holds the honor of being one of my three most inspiring artists (Yoko Ono and David Sylvian are the others, if you’re keeping track). After quite some time of arranging, she and I finally had the opportunity to talk about her music, spirituality and the tremendous changes that have occurred in her life over the past few years.

Issa/Jane Siberry’s music can be found at Sheeba Records.
Her MySpace is here.

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Calling All Angels (Millennium Version)
The Life Is The Red Wagon (from the album Bound By The Beauty)
Grace Hospital (from the live album New York Trilogy II: Lips)
Wilderness Wheel/Willow

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