I was thinking of starting a restaurant called R&B, or Rice and Beans. You can add any flavorings, bullions or spices to rice and beans and get delicious foods that are very nutritious. It can be kept low priced if you don't add meat or expensive ingredients. You could branch out into other grains like barley, or other legumes like lentils. I would like to offer brown rice as well as white, then pour over stock from meat, poultry, fish or vegetables.
I once realized lentils and barley take about the same time to cook and started making stews with them, mixing other vegetables and stuff with them. I remember coming up with an upscale recipe that had wild rice and something else, some bullion or vegetable. I don't remember what it was. It was delicious though.
Anyway, I was thinking of making a restaurant menu that allowed patrons to order whichever rice they liked, whatever legumes they like, served with the stock and vegetables of their choice, for five bucks or less. There could be upscale versions of this same menu that serve the rice and beans on a plate, separated, with meat and vegetables separate. The stock wouldn't have to be from bullion. It would be better to make demi gloss and stocks from whatever, including a couple of different vegetables. There would be all kinds of room for expansion.
