what's in the refrigerator? - fried rice baby!

An old college favorite popped up when I had some left over brown rice in the fridge. I added onion, zucchini, garlic, some dehydrated mushrooms (hydrated), can o corn, carrots, and some fresh green beans. I added an egg, soy sauce, a bit of rice vinegar, some ground ginger, and fresh ground pepper. I posted the picture without the rice. It's better looking.

how to make a better corn tortilla

Ok, well, I am not sure I really have that answer but with two cutting boards some saran wrap and a really bad day at work, you too can make your own corn tortillas. First get yourself a 5 lb bag of corn tortilla mix. It's only a couple of bucks; you just add water and it seems to last forever. Just roll them into balls and smash them into thin pancakes and cook them on a cast iron pan for about a minute each side. Well, to be honest, I really need a tortilla press. My SO seems to really like them though. On to the filling -----

Cuban Black Beans

1 onion chopped
1 bell pepper chopped (red or green)
1 clove of garlic minced
1 can of black beans (not drained)
1 teaspoon of white vinegar
1 bay leaf (don't use 10 year old ones OK, use penzeys)

Saute onion, pepper, garlic until soft. Add beans and vinegar and bay leaf. Simmer for 30 minutes.

I also made some roasted sweet potatoes (orange and white). I throw them in a zip lock with some extra virgin olive oil, some steak seasoning and cumin.

Hey, it's a meal right.

I voted, did you?

Baaaccccoooonnnnn!

So I picked up some local bacon at the Durham farmer's market on Saturday and then Sunday I had to make a BLT. The bread was rosemary from Weaver Street Market in Carborro with farmer's market lettuce and tomato. I just have to tell you that it was very good. I even sauted some onion in the leftover bacon grease. I recommend eating some local bacon today!

one from my brother, with cheese please

sausage, potato, vegetable skillet

Dice sausage, potato, red pepper, add corn or any other vegetable, set aside.

Olive oil

Garlic

Onion

Warm up sauce.

Add any spices you like, I like combining the ones I like

Add diced mixture to sauce to cook.

Once everything is cooked to your liking, turn off heat and add some cheese.

Put on tortillas if you like.

Enjoy.

This has to please 3 little boys and his wife so it must be a crowd pleaser.