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This Spicy Black Beans Recipe turns an inexpensive bag of dried beans into a large bowl of super flavorful and creamy black beans. Makes a great side dish for any Mexican meal.Top with red onion‚ pickled jalapeno slices‚ cilantro‚ and a little cotija cheese and youll swear you never tasted black beans so good. Since beans by themselves are very bland‚ I think they are an ideal food for making really spicy.Add Some SpiceThese beans get heat from a couple of sources. Theres 3 diced jalapeno peppers‚ some chili powder and chipotle TABASCO Sauce. If you havent tried Chipotle TABASCO Sauce‚ try it. It is by far my favorite flavor of TABASCO Sauce. I almost cant eat scrambled eggs without it. What I love about it is it has a wonderful smokey flavor and it is less spicy than regular TABASCO. That means wou can add a whole lot more without it getting flaming hot. Ingredients NotesBlack Beans you will need 1 pound of dried black beans.Chicken Broth vegetable broth can be used if you want to make it vegetarian.Onion either sweet or yellow.Jalapenos I find 3 to be just the right amount. Use fewer if you want your beans less spicy.Garlic Cloves can substitute a teaspoon of garlic powder.Ground Cumin adds a nice earthy flavor.Chili Powder use a regular chili powder or ancho or chipotle chili powder for more flavor.Bay Leaf adds additional flavor.Chipotle TABASCO Sauce by far my favorite TABASCO sauce and so good with anything Mexican. You can substitute with another hot sauce. Cholulu is a good choice.Lime Juice acidity brings out the other flavors.Recipe TipNaturally‚ a chipotle-flavored hot sauce goes fantastically with anything Mexican. If you dont have Chipotle TABASCO Sauce‚ I would use Cholula hot sauce and a chipotle chili powder so you at least get some of the smokey chipotle flavor.Soak and Then CookYou will need to plan ahead to soak the beans for 8 hours. Then they will slow cook for 2 1/2 hours during which they break down some and turn the cooking liquid into a thick gravy. So good!How To ServeThese Spicy Black Beans will make a great side to any Mexican meal. They go great with quesadillas‚ tacos‚ and burritos! I especially love them with Baked Chicken Chimichangas and Lightened Up Salsa Verde Enchiladas. When serving them‚ I like to top them with diced red onion‚ pickled jalapenos‚ chopped fresh cilantro‚ and crumbled Cotija cheese.Try These Other Mexican SidesMexican ColeslawMexican RiceMexican Chorizo RiceTex-Mex Pasta SaladSlow Cooker Spicy Pinto Beans PrintSpicy Black BeansThis Spicy Black Beans Recipe turns an inexpensive bag of dried beans into a large bowl of super flavorful and creamy black beans. Makes a great side dish for any Mexican meal.Course Side DishCuisine Tex-MexKeyword Cinco de Mayo‚ dried beansPrep Time 10 minutes minutesCook Time 2 hours hours 30 minutes minutesSoak the Beans 8 hours hoursTotal Time 10 hours hours 40 minutes minutesServings 8Calories 209kcalEquipmentDutch OvenIngredients1 pound dried black beans1 (32-ounce) container chicken broth1 sweet or yellow onion‚ sliced3 diced jalapenos2 garlic cloves‚ minced2 teaspoons ground cumin1 teaspoon chili powder1 bay leaf1 teaspoon chipotle Tabasco sauce1 to 2 teaspoons lime juicesliced red onion‚ pickled jalapenos‚ and crumbled Cotija cheese for servingInstructionsPlace black beans in a large bowl and cover with 2 inches of water. Let soak for 8 hours. Drain.Combine drained beans‚ chicken broth‚ onion‚ jalapeno‚ garlic‚ cumin‚ chili powder‚ bay leaf‚ and Tabasco sauce in a Dutch oven.Bring to a boil. Reduce heat‚ cover‚ and simmer for 2 hours‚ stirring occasionally. Uncover and simmer for another 30 minutes. Add a little water if it get too thick before the beans are tender.Season to taste with salt and pepper and add lime juice.Serve with red onion‚ pickled jalapenos‚ and crumbled cotija cheese.NotesAnother brand of hot sauce can be used. I also like Cholulu.Vegetable broth can be used to make this recipe vegetarian.Nutritional info is provided as an estimate only and will vary based on brands of products used.NutritionCalories: 209kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 429mg | Potassium: 899mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 98IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 84mg | Iron: 3mgWant to Save This Recipe?Save This RecipeOriginally published April 18‚ 2020.The post Spicy Black Beans Recipe appeared first on Spicy Southern Kitchen.

LOS ANGELESOJ Simpson‚ the infamous former football star‚ led police on a slow and low speed chase on the 410 freeway in an extended cab white Bronco hearse. The chase‚ which took place on a sunny day in Los Angeles‚ has become the stuff of legend and has left many wondering what the Juice was thinking.Simpson‚ who was acquitted of the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman in 1995‚ had been lying low for years. But on this fateful day‚ he decided to take a leisurely drive in a white Bronco hearse‚ complete with a large portrait of himself and a police escort. The bizarre scene attracted a swarm of onlookers‚ who lined the freeway to catch a glimpse of the man who had once been a sports hero.The low speed chase‚ which took place at a snails pace‚ lasted for hours as Simpson weaved in and out of traffic‚ with police cars following closely behind. The slow-moving drama captured the attention of millions of viewers who tuned in to watch the spectacle unfold on live television. It was a surreal moment‚ as the man who had once been a symbol of American success was now reduced to a slow-moving target in a hearse.As the chase continued‚ it became clear that Simpson was not in any hurry to reach his destination. He seemed content to drive aimlessly‚ with the police in tow. Some speculated that he was trying to send a message or make a statement‚ while others believed that he was simply enjoying the attention. Whatever his motivation‚ the chase provided endless fodder for late-night comedians and pop culture enthusiasts alike.In the end‚ Simpson was apprehended and taken into custody without incident. The low speed chase may have been a strange and surreal spectacle‚ but it was also a reminder of the power of celebrity and the enduring fascination with the darker side of fame. As for the white Bronco hearse‚ it now resides in the National Museum of American History‚ a testament to a moment in time when the world stopped to watch a slow-moving chase unfold. The post BREAKING: OJ Simpson lead police on a low speed chase on the 410 freeway in extended cab white Bronco hearse after dying appeared first on Genesius Times.

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Everyone knows that solar energy is free and almost limitless here on Earth. The same is true for spacecraft operating in the inner Solar System. But in space‚ the Sun can do more than provide electrical energy; it also emits an unending stream of solar wind.Solar sails can harness that wind and provide propulsion for spacecraft. NASA is about to test a new solar sail design that can make solar sails even more effective.Solar pressure pervades the entire Solar System. It weakens with distance‚ but its present. It affects all spacecraft‚ including satellites. It affects longer-duration spaceflights dramatically. A spacecraft on a mission to Mars can be forced off course by thousands of kilometres during its voyage by solar pressure. The pressure also affects a spacecrafts orientation‚ and theyre designed to deal with it. Though its a hindrance‚ solar pressure can be used to our advantage. A few solar sail spacecraft have been launched and tested‚ beginning with Japans Ikaros spacecraft in 2010. Ikaros proved that radiation pressure from the Sun in the form of photons can be used to control a spacecraft. The most recent solar sail spacecraft is the Planetary Societys LightSail 2‚ launched in 2019. LightSail 2 was a successful mission that lasted over three years. The Red Sea and the Nile River‚ from the LightSail 2 spacecraft. LightSail 2 was a successful demonstration mission that lasted more than two years. Image Credit: The Planetary Society.Solar sail spacecraft have some advantages over other spacecraft. Their propulsion systems are extremely lightweight and never run out of fuel. Solar sail spacecraft can perform missions more cheaply than other spacecraft and can last longer‚ though they have limitations.The solar sail concept is now proven to work‚ but the technology needs to advance for it to be truly effective. A critical part of a solar sail spacecraft is its booms. Booms support the sail material; the lighter and stronger they are‚ the more effective the spacecraft will be. Though solar sails are much lighter than other spacecraft‚ the weight of the booms is still a hindrance.Booms have tended to be either heavy and metallic or made of lightweight composite with a bulky design neither of which work well for todays small spacecraft.Keats Wilkie‚ ACS3 principal investigator‚ NASANASA is about to launch a new solar sail design with a better support structure. Called the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3)‚ its stiffer and lighter than previous boom designs. Its made of carbon fibre and flexible polymers. Though solar sails have many advantages‚ they also have a critical drawback. Theyre launched as small packages that must be unfurled before they start working. This operation can be fraught with difficulties and induces stress in the poor ground crew‚ who have to wait and watch to see if its successful. This image shows the ACS3 being unfurled at NASAs Langley Research Center. The solar wind is reliable but not very powerful. It requires a large sail area to power a spacecraft effectively. The ACS2 is about 9 meters (30 ft) per side‚ requiring a strong‚ lightweight boom system. Image Credit: NASAACS3 will launch with a twelve-unit (12U) CubeSat built by NanoAvionics. The primary goal is to demonstrate boom deployment‚ but the ACS3 team also hopes the mission will prove that their solar sail spacecraft works. To change direction‚ the spacecraft angles its sails. If boom deployment is successful‚ the ACS3 team hopes to perform some maneuvers with the spacecraft‚ angling the sails and changing the spacecrafts orbit. The goal is to build larger sails that can generate more thrust. The hope is that the new technologies verified on this spacecraft will inspire others to use them in ways we havent even considered.Alan Rhodes‚ ACS3 lead systems engineer‚ NASAs Ames Research CenterThe ACS3 boom design is made to overcome a problem with booms: theyre either heavy and slim or light and bulky. Booms have tended to be either heavy and metallic or made of lightweight composite with a bulky design neither of which work well for todays small spacecraft‚ said NASAs Keats Wilkie. Wilke is the ACS3 principal investigator at Langley Research Center. Solar sails need very large‚ stable‚ and lightweight booms that can fold down compactly. This sails booms are tube-shaped and can be squashed flat and rolled like a tape measure into a small package while offering all the advantages of composite materials‚ like less bending and flexing during temperature changes.ACS3 will launch from Rocket Labs launch complex 1 on New Zealands north island. Image Credit: Rocket LabACS3 will be launched on an Electron rocket from Rocket Labs launch complex in New Zealand. Itll head for a Sun-synchronous orbit 1‚000 km (600 miles) above Earth. Once it arrives‚ the spacecraft will unroll its booms and deploy its sail. Itll take about 25 minutes to deploy the sail‚ with a photon-gathering area of 80 square meters‚ or about 860 square feet. Thats much larger than Light Sail 2‚ which had a sail area of 32 square meters or about 340 square feet. As it deploys itself‚ cameras on the spacecraft will watch and monitor the shape and symmetry. The data from the maneuvers will feed into future sail designs.Seven meters of the deployable booms can roll up into a shape that fits in your hand‚ said Alan Rhodes‚ the missions lead systems engineer at NASAs Ames Research Center. The hope is that the new technologies verified on this spacecraft will inspire others to use them in ways we havent even considered.ACS3 is part of NASAs Small Spacecraft Technology program. The program aims to deploy small missions that demonstrate unique capabilities rapidly. With unique composite and carbon fibre booms‚ the ACS3 system has the potential to support sails as large as 2‚000 square meters‚ or about 21‚500 square feet. Thats about half the area of a soccer field. (Or‚ as our UK friends mistakenly call it‚ a football field.)With large sails‚ the types of missions they can power change. While solar sails have been small demonstration models so far‚ the system can potentially power some serious scientific missions. The Sun will continue burning for billions of years‚ so we have a limitless source of propulsion. Instead of launching massive fuel tanks for future missions‚ we can launch larger sails that use fuel already available‚ said Rhodes. We will demonstrate a system that uses this abundant resource to take those next giant steps in exploration and science.A solar flare as it appears in extreme ultraviolet light. The Sun is a free source of energy thats not going away anytime soon‚ yet its also hazardous. Credit: NASA/SFC/SDOSolar sail spacecraft dont have the instantaneous thrust that chemical or electrical propulsion systems do. But the thrust is constant and never really wavers. They can do things other spacecraft struggle to do‚ such as taking up unique positions that allow them to study the Sun. They can serve as early warning systems for coronal mass ejections and solar storms‚ which pose hazards. The new composite booms also have other applications. Since theyre so lightweight‚ strong‚ and compact‚ they could serve as the structural framework for lunar and Mars habitats. They could also be used to support other structures‚ like communication systems. If the system works‚ who knows what other applications it may serve? This technology sparks the imagination‚ reimagining the whole idea of sailing and applying it to space travel‚ said Rudy Aquilina‚ project manager of the solar sail mission at NASA Ames. Demonstrating the abilities of solar sails and lightweight‚ composite booms is the next step in using this technology to inspire future missions.The post NASAs Next Solar Sail is About to Go to Space appeared first on Universe Today.