First Post^WRecipe!

I always enjoy cooking with and for geeks-- it's a lot of fun, and as long as whatever you prepare is done well, it's almost always appreciated. But geeks are a varied and strange bunch-- some eat only meat and bread, some are vegan, some are vegetarian, some are piscitarian (only eating the flesh of fish). This blog is meant to celebrate both the breadth and depth of geek cooking. As soon as I get home (yes, I'm posting this from work! I'm a geek, okay?), I'll contribute our first recipe.

We'll try to be explicit in our instructions, knowing how literally geeks take most directions, but if any of us is in a hurry, we'll just drop the recipe on you, confident that you know how to use The Joy of Cooking to figure out how to do the rest. (Looking up references is also geeky!)

This first recipe holds the title of Mexican Bean Salad, but I've always felt it was more of a corn salsa. I have no idea where I read it first, so sorry if I'm plagiarizing you-- send me a reference, and I'll correct it.

Ingredients

1 bag (10 oz)   frozen corn

1 can           black beans, risned and drained

1 can           chickpeas, drained

1               medium onion (I prefer white onions, but yellow ones are good, too)

1               red bell pepper

1               green bell pepper (colors don't matter here; pick ones with good contrast)

1/4 cup         Olive oil

1-2             jalapenos (to taste)

1 Tbsp.         honey (or to taste)

                Salt and pepper (to taste)

Preparation

Mix in a large bowl, and serve with chips. This one improves a lot with about a day in the fridge.