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Faith, Tate, Matt and I all met at 2:30 for a massive walk around our wonderful city.

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We biked to their house and walked SIX miles in two hours!!

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It was so so so fun to go on a walking tour of Cville!

We oogled over beautiful houses (I want to buy the one on the left but sadly it’s expensive!)

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And we played with this fun fella, Lillian’s cousin

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Our walk was just what I needed this afternoon! Once home, we [finally] showered and got started on an amazing dinner – perfectly suited for summertime!

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Colorful Beans + Rice

Bottom – cumin-spiced brown rice
Middle – a can of black beans with its liquid simmered with 1 large sweet potato until tender, plus cumin, salt, pepper and 1 cup of Whole Foods frozen greens and shredded jack cheese
Top – mango, red pepper, jalapeno and avocado salsa with cilantro and lime
Top topping – Greek yogurt + Cholula!
Servings 2
Author kath younger

Ingredients

  • For The Bowl
  • 1 cup brown rice cooked
  • 1 can black beans not drained
  • 1 large sweet potato chopped
  • 1 cup frozen greens such as spinach
  • Cumin salt, pepper to taste (about 1 tsp each)
  • For The Salsa
  • 1 small mango
  • 1 small avocado
  • 1 small red bell pepper
  • 2 tbsp chopped pickled jalapenos
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
  • Salt and cumin to taste about 1/2 tsp each
  • Toppings
  • Shredded jack cheese
  • Greek yogurt
  • Cholula

Instructions

  • Cook rice per directions. Season with cumin.
  • Add black beans, sweet potato, and seasonings to a pot. Bring to high heat and reduce to low, simmering until sweet potatoes are soft.
  • Add greens, cover and cook for 5 more minutes. You may need to add a splash of broth or water if it's too dry. Keep heat low to prevent this.
  • Mix all salsa ingredients together and chill for 10 minutes.
  • Layer rice, beans, cheese, salt and toppings to taste!

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It was divine!!!

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Over dinner we watched Inception. It was good, but it wasn’t as good as The Matrix. I felt like there were lots of loop holes that I’d like the writers to explain to me. Also, car chases and fighting scenes are so 1999. But I do always appreciate a mind-bender.

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Sweet dreams!

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Colorful Beans + Rice

Bottom – cumin-spiced brown rice
Middle – a can of black beans with its liquid simmered with 1 large sweet potato until tender, plus cumin, salt, pepper and 1 cup of Whole Foods frozen greens and shredded jack cheese
Top – mango, red pepper, jalapeno and avocado salsa with cilantro and lime
Top topping – Greek yogurt + Cholula!
Servings 2
Author kath younger

Ingredients

  • For The Bowl
  • 1 cup brown rice cooked
  • 1 can black beans not drained
  • 1 large sweet potato chopped
  • 1 cup frozen greens such as spinach
  • Cumin salt, pepper to taste (about 1 tsp each)
  • For The Salsa
  • 1 small mango
  • 1 small avocado
  • 1 small red bell pepper
  • 2 tbsp chopped pickled jalapenos
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
  • Salt and cumin to taste about 1/2 tsp each
  • Toppings
  • Shredded jack cheese
  • Greek yogurt
  • Cholula

Instructions

  • Cook rice per directions. Season with cumin.
  • Add black beans, sweet potato, and seasonings to a pot. Bring to high heat and reduce to low, simmering until sweet potatoes are soft.
  • Add greens, cover and cook for 5 more minutes. You may need to add a splash of broth or water if it's too dry. Keep heat low to prevent this.
  • Mix all salsa ingredients together and chill for 10 minutes.
  • Layer rice, beans, cheese, salt and toppings to taste!

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Comments

  10. Holly @ The Runny Egg says

    I saw your tweet about Inception and The Matrix — I love them both and I can’t quite pick one that I like more than the other. But I loved Inception — it was amazing to see it in the theatre.

    I cannot wait until it is a little warmer and I can get out and walk more — to the library, grocery store, etc. It is so energizing to get outside!

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  11. Baking 'n' Books says

    Never seen that movie. Have you ever tried Soy yogurt or anything before? I love Greek but wondering if I should branch out. If it’s in my fridge, I pretty much devour the tub in 2 days. No control.

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    • Amie says

      Try different yogurts: greek yogurt, goat yogurt, plain dairy yogurt, soy yogurt, sheep yogurt. Buy a few tubs of each and stock your fridge with variety.

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        • Amie says

          I don’t understand the problem? Eating it if its there? I go through a 500 mL tub of yogurt in about a day and a half most weeks. Sometimes all cow’s, sometimes all goat, sometimes a mix of goat and soy. I don’t follow any patterns.

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  16. Kara says

    This is weird, but where did you get those bowls? Not only are they a pretty perfect backdrop for food photos, but they seem like the perfect all purpose bowl.

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  17. Alaina says

    I loved Inception! Probably because I didn’t really get into the Matrix. And also because I LOVE Joseph Gordon-Levitt. 🙂

    I love taking walks through my new neighborhoods too.

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  18. Averie (LoveVeggiesAndYoga) says

    that meal looks awesome!!
    “mango, red pepper, jalapeno and avocado salsa with cilantro and lime”— YUM!!

    The whole thing just looks stellar. As does your time with friends.

    And your photography. As always, lovely! I dig the wood planked table. Gives it such a perfect rustic look w/ the style of eats.

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  20. Valerie @ City|Life|Eats says

    Those black beans soup awesome – I am on a black bean kick this weekend. Made black bean soup with banana added in (felt like trying something new) yesterday and ate it again today 🙂 Your combo looks awesome too 🙂

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  22. Laughter-Loving Stacy says

    I loved the movie Inception! I get what you mean by loopholes, but I like discussing those loopholes and hearing people explain what they think “fills-in-the-blank” best. Leads to some good chats. 🙂

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  30. Katheryn says

    Dinner looks great! You always make meals look so appealing.

    I didn’t really love Inception. It was definitely too long, and just barely held my attention.

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  32. Khushboo says

    That sounds like an interesting combo- would never think to mix yogurt and cheddar! Cumin is always a winner, adds such a great flavor without sodium!

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  37. Sara @ myfancytuna.blogspot.com says

    I really liked Inception, mostly because I went into the theater with such low expectations…I was VERY skeptical. I definitely didn’t think it was Best Picture material, but it was definitely entertaining! Marion Colliard (I can’t spell her name) was FREAKY and Joseph Gordon-Levitt is nice to look at 🙂 Plus I loved Ellen Page’s wardrobe!

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  38. Lauren says

    I don’t know if I could last 2 hours in the cold. Although it sounds fun, it also sounds like it would be so much better in the warm sunshine. 🙂

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  45. Sara R. says

    Hey, we had something very similar for dinner! Mango red pepper avocado jalapeno salsa with cilantro and lime (although ours also had red onions!) over rice with mahi mahi. The greek yogurt would have been a nice touch!

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  47. Amie says

    Kath, do you prefer chia seeds or flax seeds? And what are the different benefits of each? What can one do that the other cannot?
    Do flax seeds have to be ground up before they are put in smoothies and cereal? Or should they be pre-soaked?

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  54. Rebecca says

    Can I just say that you have an amazing palate? You always come up with such creative and delicious sounding flavor combinations. You and Matt are going to be some awesome sandwich makers. 🙂

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  58. Charise says

    I felt the same way about Inception – I kept annoying my husband with questions. How do they explain this? How could that be allowed to happen? What do they mean by that?

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  59. Heather says

    Wow your layered bowl looks so yummie!!

    Did you heat the beans, sweet potatoes, green beans, and cheese all togther first. Did you make your salsa or did you get it somewhere? I have to try it!!!

    Heather

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  61. Robyn says

    Oh my goodness! It looked yummy in the picture, but I had no idea!! My hubby and I made this for a late lunch today, and it was divine. So flavorful! Thank you for an awesome recipe!! Can’t wait to have the leftovers 🙂

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