rice casserole, chips and bean dip

I happen to love cheesy, rice-y casseroles. Tonight we had Southwestern Rice Casserole from The Vegetarian Family Cookbook and it was scrum-dilly-umptious. (did I really just write that?) You can't go wrong with brown rice, half a pound of monterey jack, smoked citrus salsa and cilantro. Nope, far from it. Coupled that with a quick and easy bean dip (refried beans and salsa), tortilla chips and I was a happy camper. Especially since I can add cilantro. (My hubby is gone and he is an anti-cilantro advocate.) Kids weren't as thrilled, but what can I say? They're kids.