# WAAAHHH! I can’t find the recipe I like! Help! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [June 9, 2026, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waaahhh-i-can-t-find-the-recipe-i-like-help/1030769 "2026-06-09T13:43:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waaahhh-i-can-t-find-the-recipe-i-like-help/1030769/1 "2026-06-09T13:43:18Z")
There’s a recipe for red beans and rice with andouille sausage that I’ve made a couple of times for my meal prep, but I stupidly neglected to bookmark the URL or copy it to my notes. It calls for dried red beans (not kidney beans, the smaller ones), andouille sausage (or Louisiana hot links) and is cooked in one pot . I can’t be having with nonsense that involves ladling the beans over the rice. I intend to portion the dish into five or six containers and freeze them. Each morning I will put one in the sink to thaw for that night’s lunch break at work. I realize that my methods would not meet with the approval of Nero Wolfe, or even Anthony Bourdain, but since I don’t have a refined palate, that’s how I roll, and it works for me. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated. 🙂 ETA: I currently have one work week’s worth of meal prep in my freezer, so while _Need Answer Fast_ doesn’t apply, something by next Sunday would help. TIA ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waaahhh-i-can-t-find-the-recipe-i-like-help/1030769/2 "2026-06-09T13:47:17Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > There’s a recipe for red beans and rice with andouille sausage that I’ve made a couple of times for my meal prep, but I stupidly neglected to bookmark the URL or copy it to my notes. I don’t suppose it would be in your browser history. That would be too convenient. Did you try searching specifically for “_one-pot_ red beans and rice”? That seems to be specific and distinctive to what you’re looking for. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waaahhh-i-can-t-find-the-recipe-i-like-help/1030769/3 "2026-06-09T13:50:47Z")
> [@gnoitall](#): > > I don’t suppose it would be in your browser history. That would be too convenient. I was hoping it would, but if it’s there, I’m not finding the right keywords. The problem seems to be that when I did the initial search I’d click on every recipe that _might_ meet all of my requirements, so now they’re all in my browser history. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waaahhh-i-can-t-find-the-recipe-i-like-help/1030769/4 "2026-06-09T13:52:08Z")
Don’t know if this helps, but I made this version recently: Red Beans and Rice **Ingredients** - 1/2 pound dry kidney beans - 1/8 cup olive oil - 1/2 large onion, chopped - 1/2 green bell pepper, chopped - 1 stalks celery, chopped - 1 tablespoons minced garlic - 3 chicken stock - 2 bay leaves - 1/2 tablespoon dried parsley - 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme - 1/2 teaspoon Cajun seasoning - 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper - 1/8 teaspoon dried sage - 1/2 pound andouille sausage, sliced - 2 cups water - 1 cups long grain white rice **Directions** 1. Gather all ingredients. 2. Rinse beans, and then soak in a large pot of water overnight. 3. Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook onion, bell pepper, celery, and garlic in olive oil for 3 to 4 minutes. 4. Rinse beans, and transfer to a large pot with 6 cups water. Stir cooked vegetables into beans. Season with bay leaves, parsley, thyme, Cajun seasoning, cayenne pepper, and sage. Bring to a boil, and then reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for 2 1/2 hours. 5. Stir sausage into beans, and continue to simmer for 30 minutes. 6. Meanwhile, prepare the rice. Bring water and rice to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes. Serve beans over steamed white rice. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waaahhh-i-can-t-find-the-recipe-i-like-help/1030769/5 "2026-06-09T13:53:06Z")
I usually just date sort the history and scroll down the the right date range and then just Mark I Eyeball it. But that doesn’t always get it, because my eyeballs aren’t really all that (I’m terrible at scanning lists of similar things), and if I can’t narrow down “when” it gets overwhelming. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waaahhh-i-can-t-find-the-recipe-i-like-help/1030769/6 "2026-06-09T14:22:05Z")
Thanks to all who have contributed. Googling on my laptop instead of my phone, I found [this.](https://grilldrip.com/one-pot-red-beans-and-rice/) Although it specifies kidney beans, I feel confident that small red beans will do, at least until I find the recipe that I’ve been using. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waaahhh-i-can-t-find-the-recipe-i-like-help/1030769/7 "2026-06-09T21:10:19Z")
I highly recommend this app: > > > All recipe keeper: save your cookbook recipes in recipe book organize... It will automatically download recipes from any web page and format them so you can use them while you cook (I use my tablet, but I suppose you could use a phone). You can edit them, add tags, etc., and you can have it halve or double (or triple, etc.) the quantities. You can also manually enter your own recipes as well, of course. ---
**Author:** ![quintinmorrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/919ad9/32.png) [@quintinmorrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quintinmorrow)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2026, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waaahhh-i-can-t-find-the-recipe-i-like-help/1030769/8 "2026-06-11T15:32:48Z")
Browser history has betrayed me more times than I’d like to admit, especially with recipe hunting. After opening twenty nearly identical red beans and rice pages, everything starts blending together. One trick that saved me recently was searching old bookmarks and notes by ingredient instead of recipe name. Funny enough, I use a similar approach in Phonexa when tracking down old campaign assets.