Southwest Black beans and Quinoa

The recipe I'm making today is incredible healthy.

It's full of fiber, protein and nom nom 

For this recipe you will need: 

1/2 cup white quinoa 

1/2 cup red quinoa 

16 oz dry black beans 

8 oz (about half a jar) Southwest 505 green chili

Let's start with the black beans, because they take the longest. 

Dump your black beans into a large pot.

Add about 6-8 cups of HOT water to your black beans, and set the burner for the highest setting.

Bring the beans to a rapid boil for about 2-5 minutes. 

You will notice that the water is black, it is normal.

Drain your beans.

Refill the pot with clean cold water for another rinse.

This is what the water should look like after the second rinse. 

Mostly clear, some bluish, purplish, or greenish color.

Refill the pot with about 6 cups of water, and put back on the stove at about medium heat.

Cover and simmer beans for about 2-2.5 hours.

While the beans are simmering, let's start on the quinoa (pronounced keen-wah). 

You can use really any kind of quinoa you want, but I like the color white and red have together. Whatever you choose, just make sure it makes 1 cup of quinoa.

You will need two cups of water to cook the quinoa with.

Throw the quinoa and water in a medium pot, and put a tight fitting lid on it.

Cook quinoa on medium high for about 15 minutes.

This is about what your quinoa will look like when it done cooking.

The seeds are mostly transparent, and unraveled, this is perfect.

Dump about 8 oz of your 505 sauce into the quinoa. 

You can use more or less, it's really up to you.

Mix your shit up, and leave on the stove (burner off) until the beans are done.

When your beans are done, drain them one last time. 

The water will be brown.

Throw your quinoa mix in, and stir that shit up.

Finished product! 

You can throw some cheese, shredded chicken, or some ground meat in this for added flavor. 

It's really good, and I'm sure you will like it if you try it.

Nutritional Facts: 

Serving size 1 cup 

Calories: 265 

Calories from fat: 50 

Carbohydrates: 53 g 

Sodium: 95 mg 

Fiber: 8 g 

Sugar: 1 g 

Protein: 14 g 

Holy crap I forgot I even had a blog!

So much stuff has happened!

First of all I change a couple of the kid's code names now.

Lux = Tristana 

Draven = Ziggs

We changed it so we could call the children our "little yordles'.

Second:

We still have on-and-off communication with Tristana. 

The evil Vilemaw is still on her mission of idiocy to try and destroy Tristana's view of Wukong.

I could go on and on about the crazy crap the "woman" says to Wukong, but I'm not even going to bother at this point in time, there's so much more to talk about.

Third:

Ziggs was diagnosed with aspergers. 

I can't say I didn't see this coming.

He does have some social issues, but nothing super crazy.

He doesn't like it when people are too loud, or in his space.

He doesn't manage his emotions very well.

Ziggs is an amazing little boy, and I love him more than life.

Whenever anyone ever tells me "Oh you're so strong for going through this" I kinda want to punch them.

I have never once treated him like he was anything less than "normal", because he is completely normal.

He's my little genius with a bad temper!

I will get more into detail about what's going on with that some other time, there's just so much for me to put down all at once!

So I never said this before, but I had Ziggs out of wedlock.

Ugh I hate the word "wedlock".

It sounds creepy, and like I made terribly slutty decision.

Well I did, but he's my favorite terrible idea.

Ok he wasn't actually my idea, he was he shitty birth father's idea.

Anyways, the only reason why I bring this up is because after being away for about 4 years, he decided to be apart of Ziggs life again.

I know I probably sound like a huge hypocrite, but I do not want him in my son's life. 

I have agreed to let him see Ziggs several times, and it just Disneyland dad.

I know I'm being petty, but GGRRRR I dislike him!

Anyway, super lame place to leave you off, but I'm sleepy!

Night!