"aem" > wrote in message
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> Ken Knecht wrote:
> > Anyone have a simple, preferably low-fat, bean burrito recipe? [snip]
>
> What are the best things to add to beans to make a tasty, interesting
> burrito? To start with, refry the beans. But good refritos are cooked
> in fat....
>
> Beef. But tasty meat has fat.
>
> Cheese. But ....
>
> That leaves you your choice of veggies but by now I'd give up. Eat a
> little less for the next week then indulge yourself with a big bean,
> beef and cheese burrito. Add a strip of Anaheim chile just to live a
> little.
>
> [Rant mode On] :
> People all the time ask for oxymoronic food -- low carb pasta, low fat
> burritos, decaf espresso, vegetarian hamburgers, [add your own examples
> here] -- as though any transgressions from their dietary limitations is
> unforgiveable. Instead, after a lengthy period of abstinence:
> splurge! Then make up for it so you can do it again after a while.
> Falling off wagons is one of life's pleasures, and doesn't have to hurt
> you. [I blame the denial of this fact on that fake religion known as
> AA, but that's a whole different rant.] -aem

Good rant. I've never been to AA, but have worked in associated agencies.
Whenever I ask my higher power for advice, I hear "Have a burrito, with
beef, with cheese, with a cool draft". I think my higher power likes beer
:-)
--
Lefty

Life is for learning
The worst I ever had was wonderful
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