Curried Jasmine Rice with Peas

1 cup jasmine rice, sauteed in saucepan with butter, then slowly add 2 1/2 cups water (add about 1/4 cup, stir until semi-absorbed, add another 1/4 cup, stir until semi-absorbed again, and continue to do so, keeping temp high). Put on a lid and cook on low heat for 20 minutes, then remove from heat and leave lid on at least 5 more minutes.

Add frozen peas while still hot, then add curry powder to taste.

Maybe coconut milk would work with this? I also may add frozen veggies (if I can afford them). Or spinach.

Basic Black Beans

I'm very poor. So poor, in fact, that I probably will not be able to purchase food for at least 2 more weeks.
I've been looking around the house for substantial things to eat, and found a bag of black beans. I've never made just, you know, black beans, but I was pretty impressed with how they turned out. They're definitely simple, not a lot of robust flavor, but sometimes that's just what you want, right?
So before I completely forget what I did, here's the gist:

1 bag black beans
1 can diced tomatoes with chiles
2 cans vegetable broth
1 can tomato paste

to taste:

brown sugar
cumin
garlic salt
black pepper

Cook in slow cooker 6-12 hours
Add:

1-2 cups tvp
1 can corn (or frozen corn)

Cook until tvp is tender.

Eat over rice, with chips, in tacos, on pasta, on taco salad, in a burrito, or however else it may be tasty.

Ideas for next time:

chili powder
maybe curry black beans??

Fast food is the devil!

I have been pretty good the last several weeks to not eat fast food. And now that I've had fast food twice recently, I think I'll go back to not eating it.

First off, it's about 50/50 whether I'm going to be irritated about some stupid mistake (both times, my salad was put in with my hot food. Hello!). But it's expensive, bad food that I simply don't want to eat any more. Oh yeah, and it packs on the pounds.

Stupid fast food.

Not much to say

I'm fluctuating in a 4 pound range, but it's 8-12 lbs less than what it used to be, so I can't complain too much. Not actively doing much to trim down, but trying to eat at least somewhat healthy. Sorry it's not more exciting!