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Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Don't you just hate it when you have a meal all planned out, just to find out when it comes down to making that meal that you forgot one measly ingredient, that just happens to be the main ingredient? Yeah, for real. I did that. I was planning on making this lovely recipe.....

Mexican Rice
Serving Size : 6

1 teaspoon salt
1 clove garlic -- minced
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup uncooked brown rice -- NOT INSTANT
2 cups fat-free chicken broth
1 can Ro-tel tomatoes
1/2 cup chopped bell pepper or chopped red pepper
1/2 cup chopped onion

Heat oil. Add rice and cook until golden and toasted. Add and lightly saute onion, bell pepper, and garlic.

Put salt, 1/2 cup of tomatoes (undrained) and broth in a blender. Process till smooth.

Add liquid from blender to the rice mixture slowly. You can drain the rest of the tomatoes and add them to the rice at this point if you want extra tomato.

Bring to a boil, cover, turn heat to low, and simmer until rice is tender, about 1 hour. (Or however long brown rice needs to simmer - my package says 1 hour.)

Don't remove the lid during the cooking process.

If you don't have fresh garlic, you can add 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder to the blender.

....but, I didn't have the rice. I was SO disappointed. My kids were thrilled, as they don't care for anything rice. I thought for sure I had some. I have been wanting some for weeks now. I was going to make it yesterday, but dh didn't want it either. Oh well. My BIL works third shift at Walmart, and since I have to take him tonight, it will work out in my favor. That whole situation is worth a post, but until I go private, I will not share. I may also do a little Christmas shopping tonight too. I can't believe how close it is. I want to put the lights up on the house this weekend and check for bulbs that need replacing. I know we will need some, but not sure how many. I left them out and unpacked for too long and the kids thought it would be fun to get the bulbs and shoot at them with their BB guns. I on the other hand was not amused.

I had a good on-program day today. I may weigh in the a.m. Just a mid-week sneak peak. ;) Well, off to surf a bit more until I have to put the kids in bed.