Red Peppers Stuffed with Rice and Red Beans

Yummy!

I made stuffed red peppers last night but wasn't able to post because Mr. Norton (a/k/a) Norton Anti-Virus, was giving me grief!  : )  All has been sorted out now.

Red Peppers which have been washed and cleaned out.

This is how I made the rice and red bean mixture which was stuffed into the peppers, then baked...

I minced up some Vidalia onion, garlic, red bell pepper, and cilantro, then sauteed everything in Olive Oil.  This was the base to which I added some already-cooked red beans and vegetable broth.  Then I cooked up some rice in this broth mixture.  When the rice was done, I let it cool a bit before stuffing into the peppers.  I brushed some more Olive Oil all over the outside of the peppers and popped them into the oven.  450 degrees for approximately 30 minutes.  

You will actually smell when they are ready!  Delish!  I like when the tops of the peppers are charred a bit!

I love making Stuffed Peppers because it's such a versatile recipe.  You can swap out or leave out any ingredient you want, basically.  In the past, I've added ground turkey to the rice, couscous instead of rice, and even made an Italian version by adding sweet Italian sausages to the rice, which I sauteed with onion, garlic, basil and tomato sauce.

I hope you try this recipe and use your imagination to make it your own!  Enjoy!

Die, Grain of Rice, Die

I woke up this morning, and as usual, went to the kitchen.  First to feed Shadow, then to make myself a hot tea with soy milk.  


As I set my cup on the table I noticed this tiny piece of rice.  Now I never go to bed without first making sure the night's dishes are washed and the table is clean...so this little piece of rice really got me mad.  I know it shouldn't have, but it did.  I picked it up with a napkin, smashed it, and threw it away.

Is this a light form of OCD?  Is there such thing as a "light form" of OCD?  LOL, I don't know, but I'm sure I'll google it  in the near future.


I always dunk my tea bag 7 times in and out of the hot water (after 2 minutes of steeping).  Before pouring in the soy milk, I shake the container 13 times.


Also, it takes me 20 minutes to brush my teeth.  Preliminary brush, rinse, floss, mouthwash, secondary brush, brush gums and tongue, rinse, mouthwash, rinse.

When I was around 6 years old (before the fire of 1971), if I couldn't get my pony-tail to look perfectly the way I wanted it, I would pull my own hair and cry in frustration.


I'm trying to think of what other things I do which would be considered part of OCD, but I have to go wash the dishes.  


And anyway, 7 dunks makes for a nicely flavored cup of tea, and 13 shakes of the soy milk container makes the soy milk smoothly blended.  As for the teeth, well, I have zero cavities, I've never had a filling, and I don't know what a toothache is.  
For now, I think my "OCD" will be o.k.