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    • Black Beans and Corn Thermos Lunch

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    Grains Digest, August, Fatfree 1 Servings

    INGREDIENTS

    1/2 c Black beans
    1/2 c Canned corn
    1/2 c Cooked, brown rice
    x Salsa

    INSTRUCTIONS

    A favorite one pot meal that you can take to work in a thermos is 1/2 c
black beans (dehydrated or canned); 1/2 canned corn (rinsed) or cooked
frozen corn; 1/2 cooked brown rice; and enough salsa to blend the mixture
together.  This is a very satisfying and filling meal. I certainly enjoyed
my first five emails on this list.
From: SHABRI@delphi.com. Fatfree Digest [Volume 9 Issue 49] Aug. 9, 1994.
Formatted by Sue Smith, S.Smith34, TXFT40A@Prodigy.com using MMCONV
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/fatfreex.zip

    A Message from our Provider:

    “God is unfeeling? Ha! Alongside him we’re as cold as stones”

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