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As I mentioned in the previous post, I had two sick boys on my hands last night. Neither of whom was in the mood to eat dinner.  But, dagnabit, I was in the mood for dinner and I had a hankering for a little Mexican!  (No, not you Miguel! Food! A little Mexican FOOD!)  And if there’s one thing I go out of my way to do, it’s satisfy my hankerings.  I considered delivery or take out, but then I started looking through the kitchen and found that I had the fixings for a Mexican mix-in bowl, aka “burrito bowl” or a “naked burrito.”   Just the guts, hold the skin. (That reminds me of Dexter. I really miss that show. My husband won’t let me watch next season. He says it’s “evil.”)  So, anyway,  I cooked up some brown rice, heated up some jarred salsa and a combination of chickpeas and black beans, threw it all in a bowl and topped it with a few dollops of plain yogurt and some diced avocado.  I just realized that I had corn in the freezer that I could’ve added, too. That would’ve been good.  Coulda, woulda, shoulda.  Of course chicken or beef could be added, as well as some shredded cheese, lettuce…whatever floats your barca.

Mexican Mix-in Bowl

Serves 2, more or less

1 cup brown rice

1 cup bean of your choice (black, chickpeas, kidney, or a combination), drained and rinsed.

1/2 jar salsa (or make your own)

1/2 cup frozen organic corn kernels, defrosted

2 tablespoons plain yogurt (or sour cream)

1/2 avocado, diced

1. Cook rice according to package directions.

2. When there’s 10 or so minutes left until the rice is done, heat the beans, corn, and salsa in a skillet, stirring occasionally until hot.

3. When rice is done, place some in a bowl and top with bean mixture, yogurt, and avocado. Mix it up and dig in. Or, if you have tortillas,  you could wrap it all up to make one big honkin’ burrito.

It hit the spot! All that was missing was a margarita–believe me, after spending 4 days and nights with a sick 2 1/2 year old, my soul is crying out for a margarita. My poor little buddy. Keep your fingers crossed that he feels better tomorrow. I hope my big buddy is feeling better, too.