I Struck Out

Setting: our kitchen table, around 5:30
Characters: two children, overtired and hungry; one mom, the same

M: We have a special rice dinner for tonight. Yum. With turkey meatballs.
DD: NOOOoooooooo! Want something else!
M: (dishing it onto the plate) Here it is--you like meatballs and rice.
DS (stuffs onion and rice in his mouth) Onions!
DD: Not on plate. Want something else! Something else!
M: (enthusiastically eating from her bowl) This is what we're having for dinner
DS: More onions. Please. More onions!
DD: NOOOooooooo!
M: You can have cereal.
DD: Something else. No cereal.
M: (giving in) Or you can have oatmeal.
DD and DS: (in unison) OATMEAL!

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Fiesta Rice
The adults in the house liked it.

2 lbs spicy Italian sausage, casings removed (we used 1 lb ground turkey and 1 lb sweet Italian turkey sausage)
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons ground cumin (used taco seasoning)
4 onions, chopped
4 green bell peppers, chopped (skipped this part)
3 jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced (skipped)
4 cups beef broth
2 packages (about 6 oz each) long grain and wild rice mix (used Zatarains, which is seasoned)

Brown sausage in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, stirring to break up. Add garlic and cumin; cook 30 seconds. Add onions, bell peppers, and jalapenos. Cook and stir about 10 minutes or until onions are tender. Place mixture in slow cooker.

Stir in beef broth and rice.

Cover; cook on LOW 4-6 hours or on HIGH 2-3 hours.

The Slow Cooker Bible