Red Beans and Rice with Turkey Sausage

Given that my husband is originally from New Orleans, I've learned to make several "New Orleans" style dishes. Almost two years ago, my mother-in-law, who currently lives in New Orleans, came to live with us for 4 1/2 months due to Hurricane Katrina, Other than getting to know her 1-year old granddaughter better, one of the benefits of her staying with us was learning to perfect a few of these "New Orleans" dishes. The first time I visited New Orleans, she made me beans and rice. I must admit, this dish was much different than I was used to and it took some time to acquire a taste for it. Now I absolutely love it. Each time we made the beans and rice or jambalaya while she was at my house, we changed the recipe up a bit. It was hard to actually document this recipe because it's one of those a little bit of this and a little bit of that. Also, most people from New Orleans will tell you that red beans should be eaten with andouille sausage but given that I'm not a big sausage fan, I prefer to use turkey sausage, which is also very tasty. For the recipe, click here.