R&B!

rice and beans, neighbors.
yup.
normally, i bet you could get away with literally just those two ingredients.
but not at the Folk Life & Liberty Fortress, my friends.
nope.
no way.
we need that big deluxxxe exxxtra-expert activation over here.
f'real.
so when it's time for that R&B, y'boi makes sure it's got every damn thing.
no, for really real, though.
check the teleport:

RAINBOW CONNECTIONS, BRO!
two kinds of beans,
two kinds of rice,
so many different peppers, a couple of onions.....
man, you could have simple sh!t for dinner.
you could also be a limp lame lil bihhhhh.
that ain't me, duder.
i'm on that too much is the right amount thing over here.
what'd i do?
i did the following:
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R&B!!
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in a 1 quart sauce pot, boil up:
3/4 cup jasmine rice;
1/4 cup sprouted red rice;
pinch of pink salt;
1 1/2 + 3 T hot water.
if you've never made rice, look on the bag of rice for directions, i guess?
weirdo.
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drain 1 can of black beans,
and 1 can of pinto beans,
and divide each in half.
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in a medium sized nonstick pan, saute:
1/2 minced jalapeno;
2 T finely chopped red onion;
1/2 cup quartered baby grape tomatoes;
2 T poblano;
2 T minced cilantro stems;
1/2 tsp GPOP;
2 tsp nootch;
1/4 tsp cumin;
1/4 tsp smoked paprika;
1/2 tsp ground coriander seed;
pink salt, black pepper,
and 1 T olive oil.
when the veg wilts, add 1/2 of each kind of bean,
toss to coat, and simmer for five minutes on medium heat.
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add your rice to a mixing bowl,
and stir in:
1/2 cup yellow and orange bell pepper, chopped;
1/3 poblano pepper, chopped;
1 red chili, diced, nicey-nice;
1/4 cup raw red onion;
3 T minced fresh cilantro;
2 T scallion greens, thinly sliced;
2 tsp tiny-mincey jalapeno;
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add the beans, mix it up,
and you've got some sort of level-eleven dirty dirty delight all ready.

c'mon!!
with AVOCADO, and lime on the side, for maxxximum activation,
i think you'll agree, beans and rice is usually pretty fresh,
but this version is the TRUTH.
i never want anything less than the big action, man.
...and that's no joke.
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it's gettin' pretty green out here.
hmm?
oh, i know-
we're late to the game in the woodsly goodness.
y'all have already had all the blooms and whatever.
good for you.
i'll bet we appreciate it more, though.
just sayin'.
the wind whipped through the woods all flippin' day, and night,
and buffeted our branches and boughs with brutality
for hours upon hours.
i HAAAAAAAAAAAAAATE the wind.
always have.
i'm guessing i always will, too.
i mean, really-
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             dear the air,
                   
                           stop doing that.
                           for real, it's lame.

                                         thanks,
                                                    xo,
                                                         albie
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ha.
man it was annoyingly irritatingly awful outside.
the skies are still and calm today.
i like that.
we'll see if there's a storm in anybody's heart, instead.
the risk of a hurricane is high every day around here.
even when there're zero clouds in the sky.
it's an occupational hazard of warrior poetry i suppose;
never quiet, never soft.....