Arroz con Beans
n.
1. Spanglish for “Rice with beans”.
“Que pasa, whatchu cookin girl?”
“The usual, arroz con beans”
2.The basics. The bare neccessities. That which sustains life.
3.The answer to -“I am having a party with friends from the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Panama, Mexico , NuYork and New Orleans. What Imma cook?”
4. A meal that is at once very frugal, very tasty AND very nutritious.What my 5 year old wanted for breakfast this morning.
“The man is fuckin with my money, what the hell am I going to eat when I am broke?”
“Arroz con beans”
5. How to make a dollar out of 15 cents.
What is Arroz Con Beans?
Its Sammy Davis, Jr.
Carlton and Ashley Banks with their cousin Will
Mookie and Tina
Dizzy Gillespie and Chano Pozo
Lil John and Pitbull
Cypress Hill
Mongo Santamaria’s Watermelon Man
Drumline
Willie Bobo’s Fried Neckbones and a Side of Home Fries
Ozone and Turbo
Huggy Bear
The Fat Boys
Basquiat
Maxwell
Prince and Sheila E
Santana!
Need I say more?
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