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This morning I am making red beans and dirty rice in honor of Mardi Gras.  Using this delicious-sounding recipe for the red beans and have just finished sauteing the "trinity" to add to the partially-cooked beans, along with my smoked ham hock and Andouille sausage. I found it interesting to read that red beans and rice is traditionally served on Mondays.  My making it today is purely coincidental.

For the rice, I am going to serve dirty rice.  I've been Googling recipes all morning and I haven't decided which recipe to choose. If you have a tried and true recipe, please let me know. Although I love traditional dirty rice made with chopped giblets, I am going to use ground beef since it's what I have on hand. I'll serve it with lots of chopped green onions to garnish and hot sauce on the side.  There's nothing like a simple meal of beans and rice on a stormy, San Francisco Monday.

And, tomorrow, for Mardi Gras or Shrove Tuesday itself, perhaps I'll make a batch of yeasted pancakes.

[image: Phyllis Knight Gallery]