I am on a quest in 2015 to find as many recipes as I can that are healthy and taste delicious. This is not an easy task. It has been my experience, that most healthy foods fall flat on the taste spectrum, where as all the really bad-for-you stuff practically explodes with flavour, like bacon. Need I say more? In cases where I've found healthy food that tastes delicious, it's almost always been in the tropics—namely Jamaica. Everything they cook in Jamaica from Jerk Chicken to their staple …
Rice and Beans
Every time we travel south I go crazy for the rice and beans they serve. Whether it's Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, or Mexico, rice and beans is a staple in their diet and it's delicious. Without fail I declare my undying love for rice and beans on my trip and vow to learn how to make it like they do when I get home. Then I forget about it and start serving up potatoes again. Recently though, I came across a recipe in an old Bon Appetit from 2006 for rice and beans and decided to give …
