I have modified a traditional Greek “cabbage rice” dish by adding curry and making it more delicious. This is a great way to get kids to eat cooked cabbage.

2 cups cooked bulghur
1 cup cooked soy beans…

3 pounds pickling cucumbers, peeled
1 medium-sized onion, peeled…

Pilaf is a Middle Eastern term for a flavored rice mixture. If you prefer, you can use all bulgur wheat (and use 4 c. broth), or all rice (and use 3 c. broth), instead of a mixture.

1/2 cup long grain brown rice or brown basmati
rice…

4 cups cooked brown rice
15 ounces black beans, canned — rinsed and drained…

This colorful side dish–tossed with red and yellow bell peppers, pineapple, and cilantro–draws on flavors from Cuban cuisine.

2 onions, chopped
4 cloves garlic, crushed…

1 crisp apple, such as Braeburn or Crispin, cored and diced with skin
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon…

1 cup uncooked brown rice
1/2 cup bottled fatfree Italian dressing…

1 cup of lentils
4 onions sliced…

Great source of protein, since quinoa has a lot of protein and combined with the lentils, even more!

2 1/2 cup of cooked rice
4 shallots thinly sliced…

I often make this without the fake meat and cheese and add more zucchini (about 2 med.), peppers, and mushrooms, just to increase the veggie servings and keep it simple. It is good both ways!

1 cup water
1/3 cup dry quinoa…