Rice And Peas - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. dried red kidney beans or pigeon peas
2 c. Uncle Ben's brown rice
coconut milk (optional)
4 cloves garlic
1 medium onion
8 Tbsp. olive oil
1 oz. margarine (soy bean)
1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. thyme (optional)
2 stalks scallion (optional)

Preparation

Thoroughly cook beans plus 4 tablespoons olive oil, 1/2 ounce margarine, garlic, onion, cayenne pepper, salt, thyme and scallion in 6 cups water.
This will take approximately 2 hours to cook. If water gets low, add a little more.