Snow? What snow?!
Faith, Tate, Matt and I all met at 2:30 for a massive walk around our wonderful city.
We biked to their house and walked SIX miles in two hours!!
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!)
And we played with this fun fella, Lillian’s cousin
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!
Colorful Beans + Rice
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!
It was divine!!!
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.
Sweet dreams!
Colorful Beans + Rice
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!
Awww, you have so many friendly kitties in your neighborhood(s)! That’s awesome.
Dinner looks great. I like Inception, but I wasn’t that impressed by it. Maybe because I already heard what it was about and nothing came as a surprise by the ending? lol
I am so making that black bean and rice combo tomorrow. Yum!
I will be making this!!
Dinner looks amazing!
mmmm we had Mexican infused dinner as well 🙂 I thought INception was fascinating but too felt there were some very unanswered questions…. g-night!
Oh my! I have to make that dinner! That sounds amazing!!
I lurveeee going on walky walks 🙂
That house is adorable!!
That looks like a great Sunday dinner!
People seem to either love Inception or hate it.
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!
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.
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.
Thanks! Wouldn’t I have the same problem though? Eating it if there’s there? I would think that soy yogurt could be hard for digestion too.
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.
It’s a matter of money. I can’t afford it all the time. With that said, it was on sale today. But that’s not all the time. Thank you anyway dreamin’.
YUM dinner looks great! Also, I love walking tours, especially with good company! I think when my mom comes to visit me, I’m going to make her walk with me every morning 🙂
Awesome walk, awesome dinner! 🙂
Nothing like a summery dinner to help push through random winter throwbacks! 🙂
Gorgeous pics, the walk sounds wonderful. And dinner looks fabulous too. I thought Inception was pretty good, but my hubby really liked it for all the plot twists and layers.
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.
They’re from Pottery Barn – wedding gifts!
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.
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.
I love Inception, never seen The Matrix. I admit there are a lot of loopholes though. Dinner looks delicious!
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 🙂
I didn’t even wake up in time to SEE the snow! It was gone so soon. I need to rewatch The Matrix…I was too young the first time around.
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. 🙂
Holy mangoes!! 🙂
Oh, and I loved Inception. Particularly the hot men involved. Mmmm.
Looks amazing– your creativity is beyond belief 🙂
Well done and glad you had a good day!
I have been seeing mango pop up everywhere recently! After seeing this delicious dinner, I’ve decided, I need to get some. STAT!
Everything you make is so beautiful. The colours make me happy 🙂
Wow your dinner sounds so delicious. What a cute kitty kat
i love rice bowls – holy yum!
That’s a dinner after my own heart! I really need to try that. We have Inception on Netflix waiting for us to watch it, too. We’ve had it for two weeks; one of these days we’ll watch it. 🙂
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.
yum yum and yum. your dinner actually reminds me of inception. when i was putting together a post on oscar-themed foods i chose a turducken – food stuffed into food. the layers are kinda like that too!!!
What a creative idea! Did you like my layers in my bowl 🙂
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!
That dinner looks amazing! So summery 🙂
I love your layered dinner!
Anything with black beans is a winner; I could probably
eat a whole can myself…which may not make my hubbie
too happy 😉
I liked Inception, but definitely agree that the Matrix was much better. 😀
What a fun walk! It’s a great way to make everything feel like spring despite the cooler temps and snow (!?!)
Fantastic dinner! I’m definitely saving this recipe for a quick weeknight meal. I’ve seen Inception twice, and STILL have questions about it – but I thoroughly enjoyed the visual effects, and of course Leonardo ;).
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!
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. 🙂
Sounds like a great day Kath. Dinner looks delicious!
Inception was a movie that really blew my mind – I loved all the layers within it, and the concept that you can control *someone else’s* dreams. What did you think of the ending?
I think he is right and she was wrong. Crumbling buildings is not real life!
but did you think he was awake or dreaming at the very end?
Awake!
Oooh I love movies that make you think and the end totally did. Was he awake at all in the movie? Other than in the beginning we never saw the spinning stop!
Awesome dinner Kath! I love all the different layers! What a great way to spend the afternoon… there’s always something new to find in your own city. 🙂
Your dinner looks incredible! I’m definitely going to make it one night this week! 😀
what a delicious looking dinner! yum.
Wow, that looks like one loaded salad! Looks like you had a great day out!
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!
Mmmm, big old massive food bowls like that are the best, and Mexican-themed ones have so many options! That’s such a great idea for cooking the sweet potato in the bean juices!
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?
i just could not get into inception……too much to think about. i think it hurt my head 🙂
love cholula!
That meal looks delicious! I love the jalapeno/mango combination!!! Mmmmm
I love that cats poofy tail!
I love when The Tig visits you!
That meal is TOTALLY up my alley! Looks great.
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. 🙂
Thank you 🙂
what a delicious looking dinner!
the cats are so cute and your dinner truly looks divine!
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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?
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
I just added it as a recipe!
https://www.katheats.com/recipage?recipe_id=6000582
Love how you broke out the layers in the description! This is one I am going to have to try!
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 🙂