Members annette_j Posted January 30, 2007 Members Share Posted January 30, 2007 Leftover fried rice that I made this afternoon. Its always better as leftover, believe it or not!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members IM4given Posted January 30, 2007 Members Share Posted January 30, 2007 It is cold and windy here today from an Artic Blast that blew through yesterday (35 degrees! BRRRR)...so today I felt almost like I was back in Kentucky. But I would prefer the warm tropical climate of my Belize Vacation (86 degrees year round!) - so since I was in a Belize frame of mind I cooked one of my favorite Belize dishes - Rice and Beans. I even made some Belize-style Slaw to go with it. It is different from Kentucky Style home cooking, and the tropical flavor brings back fond memories of warm tropical sunshine and fresh Carribean breezes wafting across me as I sit and watch the herons come down to the river to feed on the fishes... [b]Rice and Beans.[/b] This is the total Belizean staple side dish, like "Potatoes" in Ireland, or "Fries" in the US. It varies a little, and some people will call the rice "dirty rice", although it's not anything like Cajun "Dirty Rice." Here's the way to make it. 1. When you cook your beans, put a lot of water in them, so that you have lots of "pot liquor" on the top. 2. Take this pot liquor and use it to cook your rice in. This will give the rice a nice brown look, particularly if you use black beans, which is my favorite now-a-days. [i][b]Red kidney beans or brown pinto beans will do in a pinch.[/b][/i] 3. Add some beans from the beans you cooked earlier. I tend to want to put a lot of beans in. The Belizeans just put enuf in that you can see the beans scattered throughout the rice. Remember that this is a Side Dish, like potatoes. It's better with "grubby" (creole for "gravy") or ketchup. Belizean restaurants cover the plate with Rice and Beans, and then put everything else on top!! (a big, filling meal, eh?) The actual "official" ratio of rice to beans is 5 to 1. (5 pounds rice, 1 pound beans) I think the right ratio is more like 3 to 1. That's what I use -- 3 cups rice , one cup of beans. The Belizeans often cook their rice with "coconut water" which they make by grating a coconut and putting the resulting water and coconut oil in the pan with the rice. This gives the rice a wonderful texture and flavor that I can't get!! [i][b]You can put in a can of Coconut Milk if you can find it and that is almost as good, but not quite.[/b][/i] You will have to travel to Belize in order to get the authentic version! This recipe is compliments of a favorite website that I have bookmarked called Belizean Recipes. http://www.belizenorth.com/belizean_recipes.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bibletotingunslinger Posted January 30, 2007 Members Share Posted January 30, 2007 Burgers................ :shootme: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lettheredeemedsayso Posted January 30, 2007 Members Share Posted January 30, 2007 Baked fish and squash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bibletotingunslinger Posted January 30, 2007 Members Share Posted January 30, 2007 [quote="lettheredeemedsayso"] Baked fish and squash [/quote] :drool :drool :drool :drool :drool :drool :drool :drool :drool :drool :drool :drool :drool :drool :drool :drool :drool :drool :drool :drool :drool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Madeline Posted January 30, 2007 Members Share Posted January 30, 2007 He wants you to adopt him linda. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ltl Posted January 30, 2007 Members Share Posted January 30, 2007 [quote="lettheredeemedsayso"] Baked fish and squash [/quote] Erm, what is squash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members annette_j Posted January 30, 2007 Members Share Posted January 30, 2007 its a vegitable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pneu-engine Posted January 30, 2007 Members Share Posted January 30, 2007 [quote="ltl"] [quote="lettheredeemedsayso"]Baked fish and squash [/quote] Erm, what is squash?[/quote] Some grow on vines whilst others grow on stalks in clumps. The vine-types look like melons with handles on. There are two basic types::: Winter squash and summer squash. Winter squash will keep for several months, but summer squash are exceedingly perishable. Please click here::: http://whatscookingamerica.net/squash.htm Squash are very versatile and the butternut is my favorite winter type. A butternut squash will make a better pumpkin pie than a pumpkin will, IMHO (my wife's opinion likewise, and she is by far the world's finest cook. :mrgreen: :wink: :mrgreen: ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Flourgirl Posted January 30, 2007 Members Share Posted January 30, 2007 I worked late, so we had take out from Bojangles :oops: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Madeline Posted January 31, 2007 Members Share Posted January 31, 2007 Basil Chicken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tim Posted January 31, 2007 Members Share Posted January 31, 2007 Hamburger Steak, Baked Potato, Salad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lettheredeemedsayso Posted January 31, 2007 Members Share Posted January 31, 2007 Acorn Squash http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/i ... 7&ei=UTF-8 Tonight we had a reuben sandwich from Arby's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Madeline Posted January 31, 2007 Members Share Posted January 31, 2007 I like the yellow squash the best of the squashes. Tastes great and it doesn't take much cooking, if at all any. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bibletotingunslinger Posted January 31, 2007 Members Share Posted January 31, 2007 Acorn Squash Tonight we had a reuben sandwich from Arby's Arby's,,, I wager this is rare, but I think I got ya beat. Lemon Garlic Pork Loin and a baked Yam, green salad and Fudge for desert. and :coffee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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