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Beans Tonight

Inspired by the recent Slate article on buying beans during a recession, I bought a few bags of them during our last trip to the store.  Although I was very confused as to why our bags were priced at $2-$3 per bag while the article quoted $0.69 bags, I bought them anyway.  The recipe I am using tonight - Red Beans and Rice - is from The New Basics Cookbookand takes about 3.5 hours in total cook-time, though the prep-time is minimal.  It is nice to have a home-office so that I can start these kinds of meals ahead of time.  I would guess that a crock-pot would do the trick if you were gone all day.