My favorite foods

Living on the border comes with a few perks. In the last post I talked about local foods. One of my favorite foods since childhood are fresh, warm corn tortillas from the local tortillerias. Delish! My favorite meal consists of homemade pinto beans (with cilantro), mexican rice, guacamole and corn tortillas. We are very fortunate to have lots of lime trees down here too. You need good mexican limes to make yummy guacamole! One way to spend a Saturday is to put a pot of beans on in the morning and spend the rest of the day cleaning house. By late afternoon you have a delicious, inexpensive pot of beans to eat with your Mexican dinner. (and a clean house. Very satisfying!)

Pinto Beans
Ingredients:
1 lb. dry pinto beans
lots of water
1/2 onion
3 cloves garlic

1 can diced tomatos and green chilis

1 bunch cilantro
salt

Rinse dried beans in a colander. In a large pot, add about 5 ups of water, onion and garlic. Set on high. Add beans and allow to come to a boil. After it comes to a boil turn it down to medium and put the lid on it. Let it cook for a couple of hour checking it every so often to make sure there is enough water. Once the beans start to turn light brown and soften turn it down to low and let cook a little bit longer. Add salt a can of tomatoes with green chilis. I used original Rotel because we like the spiciness of it. You can just use mild. And about 30 min before serving add chopped cilantro.