"gtr" > wrote in message news:2012051311214215169-xxx@yyyzzz...
> On 2012-05-13 17:51:46 +0000, jmcquown said:
>
>> "gtr" > wrote in message
>> news:2012050916384342350-xxx@yyyzzz...
>>> On 2012-05-09 22:34:25 +0000, Jim Elbrecht said:
>>>
>>>> I'm not a suthrun by any stretch-- but explore the rice & beans
>>>> combinations. My vegan daughter has me making more and more beans &
>>>> rice dishes.
>>>
>>> How do you explore them?
>>>
>>
>> You give them a try. Read recipes. Heck, buy beans & rice mixes and
>> give them a try. Beans and rice go very well together. Then learn to
>> make them yourself. I often cook rice then add canned beans (Sheldon is
>> right, canned beans are very cost effective) and add my own herbs/spices
>> to taste.
>
> Yes, I know what "explore" means, and I've eaten and cooked both rice and
> beans on numerous occasions. By "you", I was asking how you yourself had
> explored "combinations".
>

And I answered you. I started with buying bean & rice mixes. Zatarain's
offers some good rice & bean mixes. Then you figure out how to season &
cook rice & beans together. Half the world has it figured out. Apparently
your vegan daughter has figured it out. Why don't you ask her?

Jill