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Spicy Brown Rice with Sausage and Peppers cooks in the slow cooker to keep your house cool! If you're someone who usually doesn't like slow cooker recipes where you have to brown the ingredients before they go into the slow cooker, I hope I can still convince you to give this one a try. Seriously, this Slow Cooker Spicy Brown Rice with Sausage and Peppers was so, so, so delicious.  It took me about 25 minutes to cut up and brown the sausage and chop the veggies and then it cooked in two hours in the slow cooker (without heating up the house!)  I shared some of this with my sister Pam who pronounced it very good, but said she'd prefer a bit less heat.  If you're not sure about the spicy factor I'd recommend using the smaller amount of cayenne pepper.  The recipe I adapted this from called it Dirty Rice, but personally I didn't think it can really be called Dirty Rice without using chicken livers.  If you like chicken livers though, I think they'd make a perf...

Leftover mashed potatoes on spicy beans, corn and peppers. What to do with Leftovers I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! If you did the cooking, like I did, you are probably looking at a bunch of leftover stuffing, mashed potatoes and other food - except pie. I bet thats all gone! Heres a very quick and easy dish to make from your left over Creamy Vegan Mashed Potatoes . Classic Shepherds pie has ground beef or lamb. Vegetarian Shepherds pie recipes usually replace the meat with mushrooms, lentils or other beans. I made a quick bean chili for the base and the spicy flavor goes well with the creamy mashed potatoes. I like making this dish in 4 small, individual casserole dishes. Low in Calories and High in Fiber After eating way too much on Thanksgiving, Im definitely watching every calorie that goes into my mouth today. Christmas and New Years are coming soon so its a good time to lose a few pounds before another holiday. For those of you celebrating Hanukkah, Im afraid you do...