Counting beans

Tonight I’m having red beans and rice. If I could only eat one dish for the rest of my life I would pick red beans. Growing up in Louisiana this was probably our most common meal and my favorite. Back then I would eat a bit and at some point make a sandwich with a slice of white bread and butter.

My mother would soak the beans overnight and make them from scratch. I just open a can of Blue Runner brand Red Beans, or if I want a curry I’ll heat up a pouch of rajma masala. These days I eat beans almost every day: black beans, pinto beans, chili beans, baked beans, lentils, chickpeas, white beans, black-eyed peas, and cannellini. There’s never been a bean I didn’t like.