The Wisdom of the Gaucho

At our vegetarian and gluten free homestead we're always craving recipes that have a couple of common characteristics, namely that they're simple and novel. My significant other is a vegetarian and has Celiac disease, and is thus forced to eat gluten free. Since I never want food boredom to set in for her, I'm always on the lookout for a new recipe. This particular recipe came partly from a cookbook and partly from kitchen experimentation. This happens to be a fun recipe too since it's for sloppy Joe's, a food that for most people reminds them of childhood days eating sloppy Joe's at home or in the elementary school cafeteria. Please bear in mind though that this recipe should be much better for you than the mystery stuff that was in those sloppy Joe's we all ate as kids. Ingredients you'll need: 1/2 an onion, chopped 1-2 cloves of garlic, chopped 1 cup of cooked brown rice 1 cup of cooked beans of your choice (I prefer pinto or navy beans, b...

What better way to savor the flavor of summer berries than to capture the essence of blueberries and currants at their mid summer peak. Blueberry currant jam is sweet and tart and tangy all at the same time, and both blueberries and currants are nutritionally dynamic foods that should be a part of a well balanced diet. This easy jam recipe will ensure that you have the fresh picked flavor of summer at your fingertips all year long. As I mentioned in a previous recipe for Raspberry Currant Jam , adding currants to a jam recipe means that you don't need to add any additional pectin to get the jam to set properly. Currants are chock full of natural pectin and the jam will set magnificently with no added pectin, using only the naturally occurring amount in the currants. Currants also have high levels of Vitamin C (four times more than oranges), are rich in anti-oxidants, and add a great tart flavor to compliment the blueberries. Here is your ingredient line up: 1 quart (4 cu...

As tax season rapidly approaches, it's good to dispel a few rumors, assumptions, and preconceived notions about your tax accountant or tax preparer. Here are just a few things to keep in mind as you're interacting with your tax professional this tax season. These are five statements that your tax accountant could probably make if they were being one hundred percent honest with you, as well as some ideas on how to alleviate the situation. I didn't actually do any of the work on your tax return. That sharply dressed professional you met with and handed over your shoebox of receipts to probably didn't do any of the work preparing your return. The work was done by an entry level accountant, the lowest person on the totem pole in the office. Hopefully this was still a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or someone with at least a four year accounting degree, but it may be someone who's not even that qualified or has a year or less of experience. After being pr...