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I think I will just make me one. No, not for one sitting. I suspect it will last three meals and maybe a snack. It has been a while since I cooked. The dishes were in the way. I have done three fourths of them, and have the last batch soaking. They have been soaking for a bit. So, while the roast cooks, the cats fight, and the world spins, I might just finish those dishes. Once done, I may then begin my beans and rice regimen again. I know, it is plain. But it is easy, works in batches, and ensures I have something solid to eat even on days when nothing is working. A little milk and the micro revive rice and beans, together or apart. Add some meat to one or either and it's a feast. Butter, milk, sweetener, or salt, pepper, and spice make for some variety. And, after eating those things for so long, I am still not tired of them. Well, on to it I suppose.
I have an appointment Friday. It was supposed to be last week, but I rescheduled. I had some kind of stomach issue, that along with my sleep problems, made getting there beyond my ability. It is with the people who will oversee a medical plan for my high blood pressure. Since the doctors ignore what they just agreed to do (or not do), I need someone who can and will shut them down. I missed psychology too, but will reschedule that. They may actually hold a piece of the puzzle if they are not too twittery about it. It depends on what sort of therapy they have in mind, as I said.
Well, on to supper. Have a great day.
I ate fish. Trying to eat better - this week.
ReplyDeleteFailed when I made brownies and ate SEVERAL servings :)
Again, tomorrow is another day!
LOL
Later dude!
Hmmm, several servings of brownies has you worried? Wow, then my meals would terrify you. Or, would have. I've become a lightweight. Besides, you jog! Well, you are a girl. Different metabolism altogether. Still, if it's not more than 3 times a week, and every week, I wouldn't worry. Actually, per myself, I simply don't worry. Can't! But that is a different matter.
ReplyDeleteBless you for your efforts though. I am quite sure it shows. :) ;)
Beans and rice, cooked and on hand, do make the base for a lot of tasty quick concoctions. I suspect those of us who store up beans and rice together with a handful of complimentary items, will be plenty happy with our fare as an alternative to starvation.
ReplyDeleteHa! Already am happy for it, on both sides of that, D.C. At least when I function well enough to put a pot of each on. And, I do have a bit of each stored. Not as much as I would like, and till finances come back in line little will be added (but getting there quickly). Still, how long, really, would 80 pounds of each go? It would at least get me, and maybe a few others, over a very short food outage hump. And, my guess, someone who might have something else might trade a bit for a bit. No prepper can ever really cover every base. Or keep up with stock, always. I hear tell that 20 or 30 year old beans are just fine. The fact of the matter is, even stored well, those might be a bit on the toothsome side and far short on the nutrient side, if they still might beat shoe leather in both regards (the very leather most will need on their feet to try and, like a sperm cell, swim to "there" and be that one in a million, billion, trillion, or whatever the real score is in a shot at life... as if shoes still had leather... bah!).
ReplyDeleteThat LDS prepper book pdf has some good tables for figuring quantities. IIRC once you are up around 500lbs of dry grains and beans you're up to a year supply.
ReplyDeleteThen you just eat out of the oldest stock as you build your supply (and replenish what you eat) and you should never end up with 20 year old beans.
If you should happen to find yourself old beans that don't cook up right and you happen to have a grain mill, you can run them through the grain mill first and end up with the equivalent of mashed beans when you're done.
Grinding isn't just for old beans (though too, grinding won't improve their lost nutrients). It is good when the stuff just gets too old, to the taste, as is. Really what you are doing is making refried beans. Which, if bought in the can, are "refried" using that exact process.
ReplyDeleteLots of other things with ground beans, and how fine they are ground. Add them to soups to produce more of a stew, adding protein and a little extra 'weight' to the food. And, turn it into a dough with a little water, add in whatever veggies or meat scraps available, and make a fritter or hash or grit, whatever you call it (a little dependent on where you live and how well educated you are in cooking).
Should have titled this comment: My love affair with beans. ? *grins*