Oh, the simple joy of rice and beans. It’s such a staple meal. I’m in a big money saving mode right now {turns out weddings and honeymoons are, um, pretty expensive} and therefore, have been working on cooking with what I already have on hand in my kitchen. I don’t know about y’all, but I always have a couple cans of beans in the pantry, I always have brown rice, I always have some tomato sauce and I usually always have avocados. I take that back. I always have avocados. That’s a fact. This could, quite possibly, be the easiest dinner ever. It’s along the same lines as a slow cooker meal — you just dump everything together then let it cook. I put five minutes as the prep time for this recipe, but I’m pretty sure it only took me twenty seconds when I think about it. So easy. A couple years ago, I got super crafty and put all my grains and flours into these large glass jars. They’re pretty and functional because I don’t have half empty bags of flour and rice clogging up my pantry drawers any more. Rice and beans is delicious, hearty, and filled … Continue reading Dinner on the Cheap: Rice & Bean Casserole with Guacamole