Dinner Tonight (includes sort of a recipe)

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<terebinthus> wrote:

> What is everyone here having for dinner?

 

We had rice and black bean burritos. This is another of those throw

together meals, so there isn’t really a recipe, but the bf followed me

around the kitchen writing things down, and this is what he came up

with. He’s getting to be quite the recipe hound! If he’d actually read

a mailing list, I’d send him here. Unfortunately, he seems to think

cooking is difficult, until he actually sees me do it with basic

ingredients I have around the house and little effort. He’s always

amazed that a few cans thrown together can taste so yummy.

 

Black Bean Filling:

 

2 cans black beans, rinsed and drained

1 small can chopped tomatoes with green chilis

½ small can of corn (niblets, not creamed), rinsed

1 small onion, chopped

3 cloves garlic, minced

spices of your choosing (I used chili powder, cumin, and a dash of

turmeric)

 

Sautee onion and garlic in a bit of olive oil, very briefly, then add

the canned ingredients. Stir in spices, and heat slowly over low heat,

stirring frequently. It will thicken eventually, or just mash some of

the beans.

 

Rice with Pinto Beans

1.5 cups white rice

½ small can pinto beans, rinsed and drained

½ small can chopped tomatoes with green chilis

2.5 cups water

 

Bring water to a boil in a pot with a tight fitting lidl, then add all

ingredients, cover and simmer til rice is tender (about half an hour).

Fluff with a fork.

 

Rice and Black Bean Burritos:

 

Let everyone make their own, by wrapping ingredients of their choice

from the following into a warmed tortilla:

Black bean filling

Rice with pinto beans

Diced tomatoes

Shredded lettuce

Sliced black olives

Shredded cheese (I use a Mexican blend)

Sour cream

Hot sauce

 

 

 

--

Sherri

 

" This is all very interesting, and I daresay you already see me frothing

at the mouth in a fit; but no, I am not; I am just winking happy

thoughts into a little tiddle cup. " (Nabokov, Lolita)