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EASY & HEALTHY GREEN RICE This rice recipe is perfect for getting your kids to eat their greens without realizing it! INGREDIENTS
Run, Friends! Run!
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1 cup tightly packed spinach leaves 1 cup tightly packed kale leaves, stems removed
Every year when the weather gets warm and the yard makes my paws muddy, Melissa and Dave start saying this new word, “Derby.” At first, I didn’t know what it meant. Is it a treat? A good place, like the park? A bad place, like the vet? I didn’t get it until, one day, I heard a lady on the talking box in the living room say the word, too. When I looked, I saw horses running! Then I knew what to do. I have two horse friends and two mule friends who live next door. We have a great time running up and down the fence together. I barked at Al and Mystic, the horses, about Derby and they told me all about it. It turns out it’s a big, fancy horse race! All of the horses run in a circle and the winner gets covered in a whole bunch of flowers. Wow!
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1 1/2 cups vegetable stock 2 tbsp full-fat coconut milk
1 tsp kosher salt
1/2 cup yellow onions, finely diced 1/2 cup green peppers, diced
1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
3 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
1 cup long-grain white rice
DIRECTIONS
1. In a blender, purée spinach and kale with vegetable stock, coconut milk, and salt. Set aside. 2. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, sauté onions and peppers in olive oil until soft. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes. 3. Stir in rice and cook and toast for 1–2 minutes before adding the blended mixture. Increase heat to bring to a boil. 4. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until liquid has evaporated, 15–20 minutes. 5. Remove from heat and let sit for 10 minutes. Fluff with a fork before serving.
Al and Mystic said they’re too old for Derby, and so did the donkeys, who Melissa calls “Big Ears 1” and “Big Ears 2.” (I know their real names, but I'm not telling — teasing them with “Big Ears” is too funny!) Still, I thought we should do something to celebrate the big race.
“Come on, guys!” I barked. “Let’s run!”
So, we ran up and down, and I made sure to run Al and Mystic a few extra loops just so they could pretend they were Derby horses after all. They were pooped afterward, but I think they still appreciated it. I don’t know what Melissa and Dave will do for Derby, but I hope Grandma and Grandpa Tallent come over and bring my friend Sadie. Maybe if I’m lucky, they’ll eat some fancy human food and Grandpa will make a fried egg for me just like he does for Sadie. I’ll keep my paws crossed!
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Have a fun Derby, everyone, and wish my horse friends luck.
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