Comfort to my soul

I don't intend this blog to be anything much but a journal and a way to keep people up to date with my happenings, but I had a meal yesterday that is one of my favorites and so I am going to post the very precise recipe. This was originally made for me by my sister-in-law who is a wonderful cook. It has stood me in good stead for many years.

Are you ready? This is comfort food to me and it's very difficult to make:

Black Beans and Ham over Rice

If you happen to have garlic or an onion cook those in a little bit of olive oil. If not, hey, that's what they invented garlic and onion powder for.

Open a can of black beans, dump them in a large frying pan

Add some cubed ham

Now this is the most important part, this is the ingredient that makes the dish:

Add some Italian seasoning. Add it until when you stir it in you can still smell it (that's right, I measure by smell. As my sister-in-law says, my sense of smell is freakish. I also make meatloaf by smell, but that's another recipe for another time)

Simmer for...as long as you want. I just simmer it until the rice is done

Oh yeah, cook some rice. This is the one recipe where I am always ok with using brown rice. Cause I'm healthy like that.

Pour the black beans and ham over the rice.

Enjoy and feel the inexpressible comfort of a lovely, fast meal that will satisfy every time.

Aaaaaaahhhhhh. Life is good.