After the flight! Red beans and Rice Simmering on the stove!

2 lbs of red beans, rinsed in a colander
1 large onion, chopped
1 large bell pepper, chopped
1 lb of bacon, cut into one inch pieces
2 lbs of smoked sausage, cut into slices
Season to your taste

Fill a stock pot half full of water. Add red beans, onion, bell pepper, sausage and bacon; add salt and pepper. Add Creole and Cajun Seasoning (optional). Stir. Cook on high heat until it comes to a boil. Lower heat to medium low. Simmer approximately 1 hour until the beans are soft and the gravy is thick. Stir often. Season to taste while simmering.

Serve over steamed rice.

Being naive sometimes keeps you safe...

A friend of mine used to crop dust for money while he was in college.

He was all of 21 and I was all of 16.

I would go up with him while he dropped the dust on the fields.

It was absolutely exhilarating,of course, I never told my mama. I always said we were going riding (and we did, in a plane!)

The dropping slowly of the plane made me excited about life. And of course he showed off his skill by climbing so quickly...sometimes I think more quickly than he should have...I think back on these times lately and now I realize I probably lived a lifetime before I was 25.

So you touch base with friends from the past. 

You wonder where they have been in their life while you were living your life.  Seems that every one was doing the same thing,  just in different places.  We sleep, we eat and we love.  What more could we ask for in this life.

So you go back to 1964 and remember the poster that hung over your bed until you married and wonder,  "Did I ever have an Endless Summer" and the answer is yes, with you my dear friends from the past!

Water and waves. Bikinis and "boy shorts". Hot summers and cool streams, oceans and Gulf.  Endless in a time when time wasn't measured.

Super Bowl Foodies

Today is so Special!  Super Bowl Sunday is a fun day for chips and dips, popcorn and company!  Here is the recipe for a good warm football day meal for all of your guests to enjoy!  Bon Appetit!

Chili Con Carne

2 lbs. of ground sirloin or chuck
1 onion, chopped
1 bell pepper chopped
4 cans of kidney beans (two dark, two light) drained
1 can or jar of fire roasted tomatoes, drained
1 can of diced tomatoes
3 T. chili powder
2 tsp. of cumin
4 garlic cloves, sliced

Brown ground chuck with chopped bell pepper, garlic and onions. Add kidney beans, tomatoes, chili powder and cumin. Simmer about 15 minutes. Serve over rice or ladle into a soup bowl. If served in a soup bowl, top with cheddar cheese and a dollop of sour cream. Serves 6.

                              And don't forget a simple party platter of vegetables for munching!

And your favourite Chips and Dips!