Nothin' Like Beans & Rice!!

"Beans, Beans Good for your heart, the more you eat em' the more you fart em!" Sound familiar?

Say what you will, but there is nothing that makes me happier than eating just a good ole bowl of rice and beans. Any style will do too. Im not pickee. It seems as though every culture has their own way of doing these dishes as well. As the economy worsens, we are all being challenged with whats the best way to stretch our hard earned dollars.

Its time to go old school yall! With the quickness too! Its seems as through our Grand Parents had the right idea. They grew their own produce. They saved jars and recylced them for other purposes. They boiled their water. My dear Grandmother even knew what to do with old moldy bread. Yep you guessed it! She turned it into the most amazing, and moist Bread pudding you have ever had in your life!

Ketchup was not just something you put on hot dogs!! no, no, no, it was the base of only the best sphagetti sauce on the planet! My Grandparents rice and beans were too die for! They would flavor their water with pork fat to start, season it with onions, garlic, and whatever herbs that were in season in their garden. Add their beans and rice together, and let them simmer, and you almost didnt need a main dish. My Grand Father being the man that he was, could never go for just that though, so my Grandmother always had a nice piece of meat with his rice and beans.

The way that they taught me to cook, was always with the idea that it would last for a couple days. They new how to remaster left overs. I say its high time we go back to that way of doing things. Eating out everynight is just not the thing to do. Its waistful, and can be harmful at times. I personally dont like too many hands touching my food.

My personal goal this year is to cook more at home. Bring my lunch to work with me more, and stretch my meals out to last longer. By doing this my hope is that i will save a little money, and increase my fiber intake. I just feel bad for whom ever is near by on the output of the fiber!!

Ok-So there is no place to go but down from this point, so why dont i stop here? just love your rice and beans folks, trust me you will be a happier and relaxed person!