Borat's Myspace / Hard Rock Café Bar-B-Que Beans

HAHAHA. Borat has a Myspace page! (no, I am not surprised!)

I also created quite a few filters / folders / labels on Gmail tonight. So now in addition to the more general "Friends" folder, I have one specific folder for each friend who's sent me email so far. Much easier to navigate, haha. Note to self: forward Randal's funny email to Teunis. He might get a kick out of it, too!

Did a few dungeons tonight, and will be doing more as time permits. I'd like to see how my dungeon's changed since I've added a few people since the last time I went through it, but that would require at least two hours of free time NOT spent multi-tasking to sort through! Oh well... I should go to bed and try to sleep since I assume I still have a food shopping appointment tomorrow, even with all the fluffy white stuff on the ground. I've said it before, and I'll say it again: "DAMN YOU, KILLER SNOW!"


Hard Rock Café Bar-B-Que Beans

If you love baked beans, you'll go nuts over this clone recipe from the world's first theme restaurant chain. It's really easy to make too, since you just pour all of the ingredients into a covered casserole dish, stir, and bake for an hour and a half. The only element that may give you pause is the pulled pork. It's an effortless addition if you've got some of that pork on hand. If not, just leave that ingredient out. Or you could add some cooked bacon to the mix. Either way, the beans will still come out awesome as a nosh-worthy side dish or snack.

2 15-ounce cans pinto beans (with liquid)
2 tablespoons water
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/2 cup ketchup
1/3 cup white vinegar
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons diced onion
1 teaspoon prepared mustard
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
1/2 cup shredded pork

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Pour entire contents of the can of pinto beans into a casserole dish (with a lid).
3. Dissolve the cornstarch in a small bowl with the 2 tablespoons of water. Add this solution to the beans and stir.
4. Add the remaining ingredients to the dish, stir well and cover.
5. Bake for 90 minutes or until the sauce thickens. Stir every 30 minutes. After removing the beans from the oven, let the beans cool for 5 to 10 minutes before serving. Serves 6 to 8 as a side dish.