Comments on: Cuban Black Beans

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:03:01 +0000

Awesome! And that's some mighty fine timing.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:02:33 +0000

Well, now I've got to look up the Puerto Rican way to make them.

My mother is a librarian. She would be so proud that you're gentle with your books and magazines. I'm turning her hair gray right this minute.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:01:02 +0000

Let me know what you think! They're really versatile.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:00:42 +0000

Hey, welcome! I'm so glad you found my site.

Alas, I got rid of my stack of Sassys, too, and I'd LOVE to have them back. You couldn't get more 90s than Sassy.

I find articles stashed everywhere! I'll think I have them all read or tossed or in a binder, and then I'll open a book and – voila! – more articles. At least I don't absent-mindedly collect cats.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:57:15 +0000

You've got all the Dominos? LUCKY!!!

Oh, I can't throw away holiday food magazines, either. I keep them until they fall apart, because I always tell myself, I'll make that peppermint semifreddo someday…

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:55:25 +0000

Oh, I wasn't even thinking about Jeff's magazine collection. Whoa.

OK, in the interest of full disclosure, I also have a newspaper from our wedding day, Victoria magazine's women in business issue, Oxford American's special issue for Faulkner's 100th birthday and the People with Brad, Angelina and Shiloh on the cover. They just look so happy, I can't throw it away.

I soooooo wanted to do a bird/nesting theme for my sister's shower. So many cute ideas. And the Martha robin's nest cupcakes. I mean, c'mon. Oh, well. Another time.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:51:54 +0000

They're so good! I'm a cilantro person, too, but some people really hate it. With a passion.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:51:16 +0000

I STILL miss Cottage Living! Pure eye candy. I'd hang on to those issues, too.

Every few months, I try to sort through all the recipes I've clipped and get them into a binder, but I still find them stuck inside books and buried in my purse. You can never have too many recipes.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:49:07 +0000

They really hit the spot sometimes. You wouldn't think about it, but they're such a great side dish with grilled meat. By this time of the summer, I've usually OD'd on baked beans.

By: ingrid

ingrid — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:36:01 +0000

Yay, I'm very excited to see this recipe. I have just this year found that I LOVE black beans and being Puerto Rican I only know the Puerto Rican way to make them. :) Now I know! Thanks!

I don't cut up my magazines. I'm very anal about them and my books. I treat them gently.
~ingrid