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Kielbasa Cajun Rice

Kielbasa Cajun Rice

1 lb kielbasa (beef, pork, or plant based)

1 cup cooked brown rice

1 cup chicken stock, heated

1 small zucchini

1 red bell pepper

1 shallot

2 cloves of garlic

½ cup fresh parsley

1 tbsp sour cream

Parmesan cheese to taste

Seasoning of choice (garlic power, onion powder, and Cajun seasoning mix recommended)

In a lightly oiled pan, sautee the sausages until browned, then remove from the pan. Sautee the diced shallot for one minute, then add the garlic, celery, bell pepper, and zucchini. When vegetables are tender, add sausage again, then add seasonings to taste. When everything has cooked together for a bit, add warm stock to the hot pan to deglaze and create a rich broth. Stir in sour cream, then add the rice and the fresh chopped parsley and Parmesan to taste. 

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Spicy Black Bean Burgers

1 can black beans

1 cup breadcrumbs

1 egg

1 shallot, grated

Sriracha

Garlic powder

Onion powder

Salt

Black pepper

Other seasonings to taste (I recommend Trader Joe’s 21 Seasoning Salute or Anika Georgian seasoning or Tony Chaccere’s.)

Buns

Cheese (pepper jack or Swiss is recommended)

Lettuce

Spicy mayo

Drain the beans in a colander then add to a large mixing bowl. Add the grated shallot. Using a potato masher, the bottom of a drinking glass, or your hands, mash the black beans into a half paste, half bean mixture. Add the egg, a drizzle of hot sauce, breadcrumbs, and seasonings to taste. When a thick paste has been formed, divide into 4-6 balls and arrange them on a baking sheet covered in parchment paper. Cover with a layer of plastic wrap and use the palm of your hand to flatten the balls into discs about ¼ inch thick. Sprinkle the tops with salt and garlic powder if desired, then place in the fridge to firm up for ten minutes while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.

Toast the flat sides of the buns in a skillet with a small amount of oil or butter, then set aside. In a small mixing bowl, combine 3 tablespoons mayonnaise, two teaspoons of sriracha, a teaspoon of garlic powder, a teaspoon of spicy seasoning mix, and 2 teaspoons of honey. Whisk smooth. (All proportions approximate, adjust according to taste.)

Remove bean burgers from fridge and add to a iron skillet in which two tablespoons of oil have been heating. Cook about 7-8 minutes on medium, flipping every 2 minutes. When the color is right, top the patties with cheese, kill the heat, and place a lid over the burgers to steam melt the cheese. Spread spicy mayo on both buns and assemble your burgers with lettuce, bacon, or other toppings.

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i love my ballerina life lmao

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#The diner should get one of these

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yesterday on july 29th 2022, west virginia republicans were going to pass the US’s most restrictive abortion laws — it would’ve banned abortion in ALL cases, including rape, incest, and medical emergencies. their reasoning for banning it in cases of rape? because women are all liars, so any slut could get pregnant and then just lie and say they were raped.

however:

because of all the protestors, the bill was NOT able to pass

because of them and our few democrat lawmakers successfully filibustering, the bill failed to pass, and we got a few more weeks of legal abortion care, until the lawmakers reconvene and debate all over again

our democrat lawmakers (mike pushkin and danielle walker)’s faces when the republicans were talking about women all lying about being raped:

additionally, they let a few protesters speak on why abortion should remain legal:

this 12 year old girl spoke on behalf of young rape victims:

a transgender person spoke and was horribly mistreated by the republicans:

(link to their fundraiser for WV reproductive rights)

and katie quiñonez, director of the only abortion clinic in all of WV, was dragged away from the podium as she shouted “when i was in high school, i chose life. i chose MY life, because my life is sacred” (link goes to the video)

when liberals and leftists laugh about natural disasters happening in places like appalachia and say we’re getting what we deserve, people like these protestors are the ones you’re condemning to die. appalachia is full of leftists; they’re the ones in the most danger from the “all rape victims are liars” republicans, and they’re the ones on the frontlines of national reproductive rights — because if abortion is completely banned in red states, we’re one step closer to the national ban republicans are pushing for

#Appalachia

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山道の妖躑躅

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Moments of Belgium 🍂🌧🌪

#foggy places

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i land on another planet. i immediately make a judgement call and french kiss an alien.

#Skon <3 #star trek

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Things haunt, Joshua Jennifer Espinoza

#spooky

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Kitchen Counter Challah

Kitchen Counter Challah

When you had nowhere else to go, they took you in and asked no questions. You barely spoke to anyone in the two months you stayed in that house, sleeping all day while the family worked, typing frantically at night while they slept. On a good day, you woke up before the Taco Bell down the road closed and had at least one hot meal. Mostly you got by on tea and Cheez Its and cup ramen made with the kettle in your room. 

Every weekend, a fresh-baked loaf of challah appeared on a plate on the kitchen counter. You saw it being made once, darting into the kitchen during the day to find it filled with flour and eggs and the sound of NPR on the radio. You scurried back upstairs, afraid to face the people who were being kind to you in case they realized you didn’t deserve it. But baking bread announces itself all throughout the house it is baked in. Every weekend it beckoned you back to the kitchen, warm and tender alongside a dish of butter, soft enough for spreading, and a plastic bear full of honey. There is nothing like the taste of fresh challah with butter and honey when you have been living on Cheez-its since forever.

A few years later you teach yourself how to make challah. You force your roommates to shut up about carbs and eat it, because it gave you strength when you were lost, and you want to share that with your friends by feeding them.

(“Oh,” you think, years after that.)

Challah, shiny egg wash, soft butter, honey.

#babette’s fancy diner #True story #challah #springtime

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Chicken Tenders, Mac & Cheese and Biscuits

#hummina hummina hummina #chicken tenders #biscuits #mac and cheese

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banana pudding

#hummina hummina hummina #banana pudding

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Lemon Blueberry Cake

#hummina hummina hummina #cakes

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“Eyes” by Karl Sisson.

#art

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#babette’s fancy diner #liminal diner food #the secret menu

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#babette’s fancy diner #liminal diner food #storytelling