After a wonderful vacation to glorious Key West last week – an annual wintertime tradition for LeeLee and me! – it was time to get back to reality tonight. Normally, I’d whip up something for Crock-Pot Monday, but the rigors of having to actually get up and attend work at a decent hour for the first time in about 10 days made preparation a little tough. So, instead, I decided to plunder the cabinets and freezer when I got home tonight and, behold: Red beans and rice!
As I had a tai chi class to attend in short order after work, I didn’t have time to get the rice cooker up and running. No matter; we had several bags of microwaveable brown rice in the freezer, so I heated one up for us to share! Next I warmed up a can of red kidney beans and, finally, a couple of vegetarian sausage patties to add a little extra protein. Topped off with some chipotle powder and nutritional yeast, this was a full and hearty meal that tasted just great! LeeLee and I are both big fans of red beans and rice in the first place, so I knew this dinner couldn’t go wrong on a Monday night.
As for the Crock-Pot offering? I’m terribly excited about it, so you’ll see it later this week instead! We’re just keeping things lively here at Chez Recessionista.
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