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Our kids don’t want to hear the story again about how when David was a poor struggling student, he made a big batch of Cuban rice and beans and lived off it the entire week because that was all he could afford. So, kids, we won’t tell that tale here. Instead, we’ll tell everyone about how this dish is so tasty and satisfying that you’ll be happy to eat it for days, and so healthful and nutritious that you should eat it for days. And how it is so inexpensive and good to the earth that eating it for days is downright virtuous. (He told you so.) Serve the rice and beans with hot sauce on the side and a crisp green salad. To reheat leftovers, sprinkle them with a little water and reheat in the microwave.
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