4 rice pilaf dried berries Recipes

water, salt, cinnamon stick, peppercorns, cracked, cardamom seed (best to buy pods and break them open), juniper berries (mashed ), basmati rice (or other long grained rice), dried apricots, dried cherries, golden raisins, onion, unsalted butter, saffron (or 1 tsp turmeric), butter, for greasing, unsalted butter, melted

stalk celery , cut into 1-inch pieces, leek, white part only, chopped (optional), red onion, chopped, shallot, quartered, olive oil, cooked wild rice (1 cup dry , cooked according to package directions), dried blueberries or 1/3 cup currants or 1/3 cup craisins, fresh rosemary or 1/2 tsp dried rosemary, ground ginger, vegetable broth or 14 oz chicken broth, water, salt and pepper, almonds, toasted (optional)

cooked wild rice, cooked brown rice, cooked millet, cooked quinoa, cooked wheat berries, cooked barley, cooked dried kasha (buckwheat groats), cooked basmati rice, cooked beans , of choice, almonds or 1 cup nuts, of choice, dried fruit , of choice chopped if large, bell pepper , color of choice, chopped, stalks celery, chopped, scallions, chopped, cucumber, quartered & sliced, fresh herbs of choice, chopped