Mediterranean Style Beef Stew

Ingredients:
- 1 lb beef stripline, cubed
- 1 green pepper, diced
- 2 large tomatoes, diced
- 1 clove garlic
- 1/2 onion, diced
- 1 cup red kidney beans
- 2 cups cooked rice
- 2 tbsp oil
- 2 tsp salt

Preparation:
- In a large skillet, heat oil on medium heat. Saute onion and garlic until aromatic.
- Add beef and 1 tsp salt and brown the meat.
- Stir in green pepper, tomatoes, red kidney beans and the remaining salt.
- Turn heat down to simmer for 15 minutes. Mix in rice and simmer for another 5 minutes.

Chicken and Rice Frittata

Ingredients:
- 2 cups shredded chicken (cooked)
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
- 1 cup crumbled rice
- 1 tsp butter
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper

Preparation :
- preheat oven to 350F.
- In a frying pan on medium heat, melt butter. Add chicken, rice, salt, and black pepper. Mix all ingredients well.
- Grease a 5x7 inch baking pan. Transfer the mixture to the pan.
- Beat eggs with 1/2 tsp salt until slightly fluffy. Transfer the eggs to the baking pan and then cover the egg mixture with cheese.
- Bake for 30 minutes.

Risotto

Ingredients:

- 1 cup uncooked rice, rinsed

- 1/4 cup butter

- 1 clove garlic

- 1/2 stalk carrot, thinly diced

- 1 stalk celery, thinly diced

- 4 cups chicken stock

- 2 pieces porkchops or chicken breasts, cooked and diced (optional)

- 1/2 tsp basil

- 1/2 tsp oregano

- 1 tsp parsley

Preparation:

- Heat butter in a skillet on medium heat. Fry garlic until aromatic. Add carrots and celery to the skillet and fry for 5 minutes on medium-low heat. Mix rice into the skillet and fry for another 5 minutes. Stir occasionally to avoid sticking.

- Add chicken stock and pork chops. Sprinkle the top with basil and oregano. Close lid and simmer for 20 minutes. Add more chicken stock as needed. Stir occasionally to avoid sticking.

- When rice is cooked, garnish the top with parsley.

Creamy Rice Pudding

Ingredients:
- 1/3 cup uncooked rice
- 3 cups milk (or lactose-free milk)
- 1/3 cup white sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon

Preparation:
- In a small pot, rinse rice until water is clear. Add 2 cups of milk and sugar. Cook on medium heat without lid for 20 minutes, until rice starts to soften.
- Add remaining milk. Turn heat down to simmer with lid on for another 10 minutes. Do not turn heat up to avoid burning the bottom of the pot.
- Sprinkle the top with cinnamon.