Rice Pilaf with Mushrooms and Shrimp

I am a sworn omnivore—except for escargot, tripe, and reptiles, I will eat almost anything—and a sworn mycophagist. I am also a sworn conservationist, which means that I am loath to throw foodstuffs away until I have used them up to the core of their core. This comes from both growing up in a family that lived through the famine of World War II and a commitment to food and earth justice. I first made this dish using leftover rice. It is a reiteration of a well-known Greek dish, shrimp pilaf