Over the hills, under the moon - and off the beaten path

I'm beginning to feel a little bit as a Favelean now - and even though we have this very tiny kitchen in our apartment, today I went out shopping for one of the classic local dishes - beans and rice. First and foremost because it tastes so good (we had it as our first meal at a street kitchen in Salvador, shortly after our arrival), but also because it is one of the basics in Brazilian kitchen - just like "sauce and potatoes" is in the Danish. Now, I'm cooking, while, somewhere deep below, Michael is out running his daily distance along Ipanema beach. Eventually he has to climb the many hundreds or perhaps thousand steps leading up to our building on the mountain slope. I hope, he'll be building up a healthy appetite, because there will be plenty  in the casserole. Here is the recipe I have chosen: Rice and beans or  “o arroz com feijão” : 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 2 tablespoons of diced bacon or use a selection of salted meats (ready ...