Beans often don't get the respect they deserve. And they are sick and tired of it. You go out to Mexican restaurants and devour your tacos and burritos and fajitas. You even eagerly gobble down the Mexican rice. But the beans? You leave them there. You don't call. You don't write. You don't even friend them on Facebook. And that's just hurtful.
I'm just as guilty as you are. Up until a few years ago, I was not a big fan of beans. But you know what? We can't be too hard on ourselves. It's not entirely our fault. Too often beans are served as an underwhelming afterthought. They seem to be there to just fill up the empty space on the plate.
But once in a while, you come across that quintessential example of what every bean wishes they can grow up to be. It's magical experience of bean euphoria. And then you realize, maybe you should call. [Read more...]
