My good friend Kara is in Town from New Orleans and she was kind enough to show me how to make some traditional New Orleans red beans and rice.\r \r Recipe:\r \r - 4 cups dried red beans (soak the beans in water according to the direction on the bag) \r - white rice\r - 1 bell pepper\r - two white onions\r - 4 celery stalks\r - sausage or tofurkey \r - 2 ts. dried oregeno leaves\r - 2 ts. garlic powder\r - 2 ts. thyme\r - 2 ts. salt\r - 1 ts. white pepper\r - 1 ts. black pepper\r - 1 ts. cayenne pepper\r - canola oil\r - 4 cloves garlic
