Slow Down for Meatless Monday with Red Beans and Rice 28 February 2020 Richard McCarthy Mondays always mean beans and rice If you are attentive to the Catholic calendar, after all of the excitement of carnival, what follows is Lent. While this period between Mardi Gras and Easter generally involves restraint, it also sets in motion a fascinating culinary adventure. Consider religious festivals, like Sicily’s St. Joseph’s Day. It features …