RED BEANS AND RICE

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Yield: 8 servings

Mark Barkman explores the Upper Ice Cave Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015 at the Rifle Ice Caves in Rifle Mountain Park about 10 miles north of Rifle, Colo. . (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)

CHRISTIAN MURDOCK, THE GAZETTE

Local author N.K. Travers’ debut young adult novel, “Duplicity,” will be released March 17. Photo credit Sarah Bohne.

This Jan. 12, 2015 photo shows red beans and rice in Concord, N.H. This is from a recipe by Melissa d’Arabian. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)

Matthew Mead

This Jan. 12, 2015 photo shows red beans and rice in Concord, N.H. This is from a recipe by Melissa d’Arabian. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)

Matthew Mead

This Jan. 12, 2015 photo shows red beans and rice in Concord, N.H. This is from a recipe by Melissa d’Arabian. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)

Matthew Mead