For a very long time, I wanted to be a writer. I would write in my diary & use the biggest words I knew to describe the brutality of being an upper middle class youth, thinking that someone other than my mother might discover it & launch me into stardom.
After I burned all of my diaries, I set my sights on impressing my high school English teachers. I just KNEW they would love my stories & see the raw talent within me. I thought my ideas were so original & creative. Then, I would get my papers back & the comments were, “unoriginal & uncreative”.
Oh…
Not to worry – I had a plan B. Book editor, here I come! Because those who can’t do, judge others, am I right?! Turns out you have to understand basic grammar to be a book editor. Like, throw me a bone, people.
I don’t understand commas. Where do they go? Why do we use so many? I still have to google whether the punctuation is inside or outside of the quotation marks. & for the love of all things, WHAT IS A PARTICIPLE?!
& you people thought I was smart…
Time: 35 minutes (prep + cooking) | Serves: 2-4
Ingredients:
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 red pepper, diced
- 1 jalapeno, chopped
- 1 can of black beans, drained + rinsed
- 1 can of corn
- 1 tsp. of cumin
- 1 tsp. of onion salt
- 2 tsp. of hot sauce, or more if you are a fire breather like me
- Juice of 1 lime
- S+P, to taste
- 1 tbsp. of salsa
- Brown rice, for serving
- Cilantro, for serving
How to:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- In a large bowl, combine onion + red pepper + jalapeno + black beans + corn + cumin + onion salt + hot sauce + S+P
- Lay veggies on a parchment paper lined baking sheet
- Roast for 20-25 minutes
- Remove from the oven + combine with salsa + rice
- Add lime juice + S+P
- Serve with cilantro + a ginormous margarita – ARRIBA
Emerging Adult Eats 
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Why thank you!
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Great looking tasty dish! 🙂 This post today made me laugh Rachel! 🙂 You ARE smart otherwise you wouldn’t make such great food! AND from following your blog… you’re a great writer already! 😛 🙂
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Eeeekkk thank you! Glad someone finds me entertaining 😉 So appreciate you reading!
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I’m sure many people love reading your posts 🙂 Looking forward to the next one!
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Hey wait a minute why would I be the one to find your diary? And by the way, you didn’t get rid of all of them. I won’t read them if you make me this tasty meal when you visit in May.
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Because you would…. & yes, you’ll get some good meals. Keep the diaries – I want to read!
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Yum yum! We have something similar for dinner on a regular basis. I love adding fresh chopped tomatoes, lettuce, and avocado on top too.
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Yup you can add just about anything to these! Thanks for reading! 🙂
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1. You are a writer – one I always look forward to reading. 2. My love for commas is only surpassed by my love for the semi-colon; I love this guy!
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Ugh you’re too good to me. I think the semi-colon is adorable. I just don’t know where to put it ever…. ;
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This looks yummy! I am craving for burrito now… and I just had a big bowl of pasta. 😦
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Luuuv your sense of humor and storytelling! You are already quite the writer – if English teachers were that great at writing, do you really think they’d be teaching? Seems like they are the ones missing the creativity. As for the recipe, I think I’ll give this baby a try. Of course I’ll have to add some meat in for my husband. Reminds me of my favorite Chipotle bowl.
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You are far too kind! I so appreciate it. This is an easy one to adjust to your likes. Definitely some meat for the men in the house! Thanks for reading!
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