Friday, December 4, 2009

Winter Staples: Rice, Beans, & Greens

Cold weather = hot food at our house. That's why we had the winter standby last night:
 
greens
BEANS
brown rice


We stacked up steaming whole grain brown rice with protein packed azuki beans and topped it off with immunity boosting, mucus reducing, spirit lifting kale. Just for fun I added roasted sweet potatoes to the stack. Unbelievable! A wonderful, soothing, cold night meal.

The nice thing about this throw together stack is that I can add whatever I've got on hand (last night was sweet potatoes). Also, I don't have to spice it up. I just let everyone choose their own condiment to suit their personal taste. I usually offer soy sauce, a variety of vinegars, salt and pepper, salsa, or sour cream to season it up just right. Sometimes I'll whip up some guacamole to give it a little creamy healthy fat.

When you're looking for something warm and soothing on a cold night this winter, give this stack a try. It warms you from the inside out.

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