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black bean stuff

okay ames (and everyone), here you go. two recipes to try:

Black Beans and Olives--a side dish great with rice or with mashed potatoes...

some minced garlic
lots of green olives with those red pimiento things in them, sliced
a couple cans of black beans
some olive oil

heat big saucepan. add olive oil. saute the sliced olives. add garlic, saute more. olives should start to look a little brownish-transparent-ish. Add beans (do not drain). cover and lower heat. simmer a while. when it's all cooked and tasty, eat.

Black Beans and Pasta (martha clay's recipe...basically)--a meal in itself

some cans of black beans (like umm, three?)
a couple cans of RoTel
an onion or two
minced garlic
olive oil
some veggie broth, just in case
some nice spices--salt, pepper, maybe some cilantro or basil or something...
Gemelli pasta
Cheese--shredded yellow is best (mmm, cheddar)
sour cream, if desired

saute onions in olive oil. add garlic. add black beans (undrained) and rotel. cook for a long time on medium-low heat. season with spices. if it's dry or burning, add some veggie broth. if it doesn't taste right, add a few squirts of lemon juice. about fifteen minutes before you want to eat, cook pasta.
put in a bowl like this:
pasta, then bean mixture, then cheese, then sour cream.
eat. especially good with french bread...

posted by Teri @ 7:28 AM