Tough Love Bean Stew

Anonymous wrote: "Can you teach me how to prepare a high-energy Cajun meal which will give my grown-up kid the courage to get off his lazy butt and find a job?"

Answer: Yes, Anonymous, I can. Serve the following simple bean stew only 'bout once a day for a week. That should certainly give your kid an incentive to look around for something else to eat. It's a good start.

• 1 small can pork & beans, (generic brand)
• 3 dashes Tabasco sauce
• salt & pepper to taste
• 1 glass of lukewarm water (for drinking)

Note: Best serve straight out of the can at room temperature. May be eaten with a plastic spoon or fork preferably outside with the doors locked.

Be careful, tho. The toes you step-on today may be connected to the butt you're gonna have to kiss tomorrow. Ahheee!! Lache pas la patate!