Liz's Beans and Rice

*1 can of Coconut milk
*1 Can of Kidney Beans (you can substitute pinto or black beans)
*1 med. onion
*2 scallions
*1-2 habanero peppers (very HOT) seeded or any hot pepper
*2 sprigs of Thyme or a TBS of Thyme
*2 slices of salted beef or pork (this is optional I usually don’t)
*2 cups of water
*Salt to taste
*2 cups of rice (I use basmati rice and a little less water)

Cook salted meat; remove from pan and chop finely and set aside (If you choose not to use meat I use a little olive oil to sauté onion, peppers and scallions)
Sauté onion, peppers and scallions in fat from meat
Add remainder of items except for rice and cook for 15-20 mins.
Add rice and let simmer until rice is cooked

**Peppers can be omitted but will not be considered authentic.

Biscuits

*4 tsp baking POWDER
*1 tsp salt
*2 cups flour
*6 tbsp shortening
*2/3 cup milk (buttermilk is reallllly good for this)

Mix baking powder, salt, and flour

Cut in shortening until your dough looks like it is made of peas

Stir in milk until the batter comes off the sides of the bowl

Press dough with your fingers to 1/2 inch and cut

Bake at 425 for 10 minutes

~~~OR~~~

Go to the case next to the cheese at the grocery store and buy yourself a roll of Pillsbury.

Bisquick works well too.

Sticky Rice

Call the Chinese place down the street when you get off the subway and pick it up on the way home.

There is no other way.

Fake-out KFC

*1 1/2 cup flour
*1 packet Good Seasons Italian Dressing
*1 envelope Lipton Tomato Cup of Soup
*2 eggs, well beaten
*2/3 cup milk
frying oil

Combine eggs and milk

Combine flour, dressing, and soup mix

Dip the chicken in the egg mix, then the flour mix

Do it again

Fry those mother cluckers

You can do this with potato wedges too, or eggplant, or zucchini, or whatever it is that you like fried. Me? You can fry my shoe and I'll eat it. I'm not picky.

Serve with Idahoan brand Baby Reds Instant Mashed Potatoes and Kraft Mac and Cheese. Stop by KFC on your way home to pick up some of that cole slaw and gravy. I can't duplicate that for the life of me.

Grilled Corn Salad

*1 1/2 tbsp olive oil
*4 ears corn
*1 cup diced, seeded tomato
*1 cup diced, seeded cucumber
*1/2 cup thinly sliced fresh basil

Lime Juice mixture
*2 tbsp lime juice- go ahead and use one of those plastic squeezy green things. I won't tell
*1 1/2 tsp olive oil
*2 tsp sugar
*1/2 tsp salt
*1/4 tsp pepper
*1/8 tsp garlic powder

Brush oil over corn

Broil corn 20 minutes, turning every 5 mins

Let the corn cool while you make the lime juice mixture and then remove the kernels with a sharp knife, blade pointing away from you, please. Or toward everyone having fun out in your back yard around the grill while you are inside stripping the damn corn off it's ears.

Add everything else and mix well