Wild Rice is an aquatic cereal grain that grows “wild” in isolated lake and river bed areas located primarily within the continent of North America. It is also native to ecologically similar regions located on the continent of Asia. This evolutionarily ancient grain has been found in layers of the earth dating back some 12,000 years. In addition to its role as an important food staple for ancestral peoples, it has provided a unique habitat for fish and waterfowl for thousands of years.

Ingredients:

• 4 cups chicken or vegetable stock
• 2 Tbs. unsalted butter
• 1 Tb. canola or grapeseed oil
• 3 large shallots, minced
• 2 cups wild rice or 2 cups short-grain brown
  rice, or a mixture
• 1⁄2 cup dried cranberries
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 fresh thyme sprigs or 1⁄4 tsp. dried thyme,
  crumbled
• 1/2 tsp. fine sea salt, plus more, to taste
• 1/8 tsp. freshly ground…