Picadillo Chick'n Paella

1 cup uncooked brown long grain rice
1/2 Lb Trader Joe's Soy Chorizo
1/4 cup raisins
1 can (14.5 oz) stewed tomatoes
14 oz low sodium vegetable stock
1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
4 Quorn naked Chik'n cutlets
1/4 teaspoon seasoned salt
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1 cup frozen green peas

1. Heat open to 375.
2. In glass baking dish, mix uncooked rice, soy chorizo, raisins, tomatoes, stock and turmeric. Arrange cutlets on top; press into rice mixture. Sprinkle cutlets with seasoned salt and paprika.
3. Cover and bake for 30 minutes. Uncover, stir, and bake 20 minutes longer or until all the liquid is absorbed. Stir in peas. Baked uncovered for 5 minutes.
Makes 4 servings. 487 Calories each.

Let the writer start with something that has bothered me for my entire life, and shakes me to the core of my very existence: Mystery ingredients in the middle of food that cannot be seen by the naked eye upon casual observation.
In this recipe enter: Golden Raisins.
And from the writer's childhood(pause to gather intestinal fortitude) : Nuts! In cakes, in brownies, in pies, and at it's most heinous, the otherwise beautiful, perfectly constructed ooey, gooey chocolate chip cookie.
The writer gets the shakes thinking of the pillage of such prestene pastry.
Despite the writer's deep seeded fear, I fought through the lack of clarity and finished every bite of the dish. And as has become accustomed, the writer's dismay was to the cook's delight, as she cracked a smile while watching me suffer. But to a greater degree, fell even more in love with the writer as she saw me perserve against my most senior enemy (though Tyler is catching up).
In all, this Betty gone Vege was actually tasty. The chorizo created a pretty hearty meat sauce, and the rice was cooked to a nice al dente crunch. It made the writer feel satisfied, but did not stop from the consumption of mass quantities of popcorn a few hours later. What the cook makes, the writer eats, and for what the writer eats, the writer comments. See...clarity. Is it so hard to know what to expect and have it delivered in the same bite?
The cook and the writer are taking tomorrow off...did not want you to wait by your computer all night drooling, waiting for a post - Pavlov's Theory of Blogorophy. Friday night is date night. The writer must get romantic by taking the cook on an adventure to soak up the sun in the rolling vineyards of, Johnstown, OH (Who Knew)??? And after to try a local Thai restaurant for the first time. Oh the life of the New American, much as the life of the first Americans, a trail blazing spirit, and plenty of frontier to be trailblazed.