Week 2 of Veganism: I feel amazing but at the same time, I feel like I’m going to pass out from lack of cheese. I really really miss cheese. The worst part is I feel people don’t understand why this is important to me. “WAIT WHAT!? No cheese?! No yogurt? How is that humanely possible? Especially for YOU! The queen of the loving of cheese.” I know, I know. It’s hard but it’s worth it. It’s even more difficult when people still prepare things for you with cheese or dairy and you don’t want to be rude but you must politely decline. Sad…but I’m doing this for ME. So far I’m up for the challenge of week 2! LET’S DO THIS!
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Confession, I love red beans and rice. I clearly don’t make them often enough. My foodie bucket list includes a visit to New Orleans to chow down on this emblematic staple of Louisiana Creole cuisine. I hope I get there one day soon.
Until then I will tinker with making red beans and rice at home and continue to let it inspire other dishes like this hearty soup. Filling and delicious, this soup is the perfect wintertime treat. It is FULL of veggies, meat and spice. It’s tangy and packs a nice punch on the taste buds. Honestly, after one bowl I was stuffed, but happily ate a second because of the flavor, it’s just so delicious.
You’ll want to start your soup with dried beans you are going to soak overnight. I know there will be many who just want to open up a can of red beans and dump them in, but I urge you not to do that.
Don’t worry, cooking dried beans is so easy, it just takes planning. Plus dried beans are very different in comparison to the canned variety, they have a better texture and flavor, with a higher nutritional value.
The picture above is how the beans look after they have been soaked overnight. Always cook dried beans in fresh water after they have been rinsed.
One other way I enjoy cooking beans is in my pressure cooker. If you have a pressure cooker this is a quick way to get them done.
Stir in the the spinach and scallions before ladling into a bowl. In New Orleans they might have added mustard greens in place of the spinach, feel free to do whatever you like.
Pick through dry beans to remove any pebbles and rinse them well. Soak them overnight in a large covered pot with cold water to cover by 3". In the morning drain and rinse them well. Place beans back in the pot adding 6 cups of cold water. Bring to a boil and turn down the heat to very low. Cover pot, but stick around for a few minutes and make sure water does not bubble over. Check beans for doneness after one hour. If they are still hard continue to simmer on low until done, usually another 15-30 minutes. Add more water if necessary. When beans are done drain them (they can also be refrigerated for a few days at this point).
In a large, heavy bottomed soup pot (I used my 7 quart Dutch oven), saute kielbasa and ground sausage over medium heat (make sure to brown well); 5-7 minutes. Add onion, bell peppers, celery, brown sugar, thyme and salt. Continue cooking and stirring often for another 7-9 minutes while the veggies soften. Deglaze the pot with the apple cider vinegar, scraping up any browned areas.
Add stock, all the cooked beans, Tabasco and rice; bring to a simmer. Stir in scallions and spinach just before serving.
I use Better than Bouillion ham base to cook red beans with in water and instead of green bell pepper I prefer poblamo peppers
This sounds divine! I went to NOLA a few years ago on a business trip. I ate my way around the city during ever free moment I had. Once you eat true creole cooking nothing will ever live up to your expectations again! Lol
I have to make this (with pintos — it’s a family thing). It really has me wishing it was done and waiting for our dinner tonight. Sunday…I’ll post it 🙂 YUM.
There is just something about home cooked beans. This soup is so colorful! Love it. I’ve been craving soup like mad lately.
The search for the staff to run and operate Wet Republic pool at the MGM Grand Hotel has been updated. The summer 2015 season interviews will continue to take place on Thursday, January 15th. The job fair will be open between 4pm and 8pm and will be held inside Hakkasan Nightclub inside the MGM Grand Hotel.
Developing a circular economy for fishing nets and ropes (FNRs) in the Northern Periphery and Arctic Region (NPA)
Norwegian company collects 8,000 kg of old fishing nets in Malta, avoiding disposal at sea News.Anotao.com
Norwegian company collects 8,000 kg of old fishing nets in Malta, avoiding disposal at sea Independent.com
Our partners Healthy Seas Ghost Fishing Diopasnets recovered over 1 ton of ghost nets from the seabed in Greece. Discarded fishing equipment will be transported to our factory for dismantling and later send to Aquafil for regeneration into Econyl brand yarn - the basis for new sustainable products like apparel or carpets♻️
Microplastics are small pieces of plastic material that measure less than 5 millimeters. They come from 4 main sources: Plastic objects (also fishing nets), single use plastic, microbeads found in household cleaning products and beauty products. When larger plastic items make their way into the ocean, they are divided into extra small pieces which very often affects marine life. Animals such as fish or crabs are eating plastic mistake it for food. The newest research shows that problem is much larger than we estimated - microplastics were found in 90 % (!) of the table salt brands sampled worldwide. Remember that what ends up in the ocean will sooner or later ends up on our plate. Take care of the ocean, together we can make a change 💙🌊 Healthy Seas Bracenet Ghost Fishing
This week our partner Bracenet visited Nofir's factory in Izmir, Turkey. There are tons of fishing nets stored, cleaned in large laundry drums with water and then hung to dry before being processed into Econyl brand yarn and later used to make new products. The team found old, discarded fishing nets in great colors which are ready to be transformed into brand new, beautiful bracelets ♻️✌️ Healthy Seas Ghost Fishing
Also this year The Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries has made a raid on lost fishing gear. About 800 gillnets, 100 king crab pots and large amounts of ropes and wires were recovered during annual retrieval survey. In 2018 gillnets and king crab pots had the highest priority because they give the biggest risk of ghost fishing. Collected material will be transported to our factory and prepared for recycling ♻️
Once lost or discarded, old fishing equipment can drift through the world's seas for centuries, catching and killing marine wildlife. During 3-day mission at the Aeolian Islands our partners Ghost Fishing and Healthy Seas has recovered the biggest fishing net in their career. Monster ghostnet weighted over 2 tons in one piece and it turned out that it was perfect for regeneration into Econyl brand yarn. Well done! ✌️🌊 Read more: https://bit.ly/2CBHWYOPhoto by: Carmelo Isgrò
We're waiting for a new delivery of fishing equipment from Healthy Seas! Over 12 tonnes of nets were transported yesterday from fishermen in the Netherlands to our factory where they will be prepared for regeneration into Econyl brand yarn and later used to create new products ♻️
We're collecting discarded equipment from fishing and fish farming around Europe and Turkey: ➡ trawls ➡ purse seine nets ➡ gill nets ➡ fish farming nets and cages ➡ ropes Do you want to get rid of fishing equipment? Contact Heidi: 📧 heidi@nofir.no ☎ +47 907 94 651 skype:heidimbruud
Last week our partner Ghost Fishing Greece organized a ghost net removal mission in Fournoi, a complex of small Greek islands in the Northern Aegean Sea. This kind of actions not only help clean up the sea but also save marine life. Every year millions of animals such as birds, fishes, crabs, turtles die because of harmful effect of plastic in the oceans. This time a lucky meditternean slipper lobster was saved by the divers who untangled him from fishing equipment at the nick of time. The net, which was laying between 10 -20 meters depth will be transported for cleaning and dismantling to Nofir and later send to Aquafil for regeneration into Econyl brand ending up as a new products♻️ Ghost Fishing Healthy Seas Bracenet Econyl brand
At least 10% of the 100 million tons of plastic we use every year end up in the oceans. This is equivalent to the weight of 700 billion plastic bottles. Put on top of each other these bottles would reach further than the sun. click on the link to see how every second the number of plastic thrown into our oceans increases. It looks scary, doesn't it? 😰 #reduce #reuse #recycle Healthy Seas Bracenet Ghost Fishing
Did you see our new stand in Salmon Center Bodø? Take a look! You can find out more about Nofir and discover how fishing equipment look in different parts of the recycling process - from waste to new products.
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