I soaked 3 cups of dried pinto beans over night

Beano. Lots of it. And open the windows.

add bacon and make a stew or something..
bacon makes everything possible.

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bacon.
it's what's squealing tonight.

slow cook em up with whatever you got. salt and pepper.

eat!

Brown sugar, tomato paste/sause, maple syrup, chopped onions.

Go get some smoked pork chops or pork shoulder, onions, garlic....

Bean soup.

BTW rinse em good. don't cook em in that soak water!!! :lol!

mash em up and use as organic spackle

Hey, thanks ! Good idea, Ive had dried beans for years and didnt know how to cook them, Nows my chance to try.

I don't know if this works or not, but my grandmother used to soak beans in baking soda water overnight to reduce the "side effects".

Get a pressure cooker so you don't spend the entire day standing over the stove

this is one of the reasons why I love GLP

just rinse em good after the soak, and cook w/ garlic. simple.

2 cloves of fresh pressed garlic, 1 lb of bacon, 1 bunch cilantro-chopped, 1 can of diced tomatoes,3 tbl black pepper,1 diced jalapeno pepper,3 tbl salt

The best Ranchero beans ever

I heard you can boil them and get er done in about 45 minutes, rather than soaking them for a day. Just as tasty too!

You don't have to soak them...add dry beans and water to crock pot and slow cook on low for 8-10 hours...I put it in about 7:00 AM and we eat around 6:00 PM...couple of bay leaves, chopped onion, pepper, garlic, ham flavoring...yum!

:clam:

3 cups of dried beans cooks up into a LOT of beans.

Brief's suggestion of the crock pot is probably the best idea. If I ever get one of those (no room for it) cooking dried beans will be the main/only use for it.

Drain off the water you soaked them in and rinse them before you add fresh water to cook them in.

It can take several many hours to cook them at a nice slow simmer before they are done, depends on how old the beans are I think?

Yowzaaa!!!

My ass burns just thinking about that one

3 tbl spoons black pepper and a jalapeno

I bet it's good tho...I'm a little confoosed as to the preperation

Go buy a cheap smoked ham hock...ask the meat dept.

Add beans to 8 cups of water add ham hock and about a half cup of diced onions along with a teaspoon of salt and a 1/4 teaspoon of pepper.

Bring it to a boil, lower heat to simmer and cover it for 2 and a half hours or until beans are soft.

Remove lid and boil it until you reach desired consistancy, it's supposed to be on the thicker side.

Enjoy

And don't forget the cornbread...fo a fast easy cornbread, fry it in a small amount of oil like you would a pancake....MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

This is part of my doomsday preps and about 2 years out of date LOL!!!

You can make your chilis, stews etc and put it in tupperware containers and feeze for quick meals later

Don't forget to shred the good ham in the hock back into the soup.

I soaked 2 Cups of navy beans overnight thinking it would be just right, even with the doubling in volume. Got more than I bargained for. :) Added a canned ham, broke it small pieces, and cooked slowly for about 3 hours. Mmmm, mmmm, good! Turned out like my mama used to make. A lot of it will go in the freezer for several meals.

I'm learning the tricks to making fluffy biscuits. That will save on the price of bread. With QE 3, we're going to have to cut back on expenses, without sparing nutrition, by preparing basic foods that taste good.
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Put in blender w onion. Form into patty and fry.(processor works better.)

I can make a slamin cornbread but I need butter milk which I don't have

Trying to use up the stuff I have around the house as the money is running out
I have yellow squash basil green peppers and tomatoes from my garden

BEANS AND PORK ,the more pork the better ,as far as iam concerned. what would we do without PORK????

Thanks for sharing all!!

Here's the corn bread recipe that I use

1/4 Cup butter flavor Crisco (for skillet)

1/4 Cup butter flavor Crisco (for cornbread mix)

2 Cups buttermilk

1 Egg

1 Cup flour

1 Cup corn meal

1 Tsp salt

3 Tsp baking powder


Put the 1/4 cup of Crisco in a 10" cast iron skillet and place it in the oven, turn the oven to 450'.

By the time the oven gets to 450 the skillet and Crisco will be good and hot.

Melt the other 1/4 cup of crisco in a bowl in the microwave and mix in first the buttermilk, beating with a fork or whisking constantly. Then add the egg and mix thoroughly.

Mix well the dry ingredients in a medium bowl; add the liquid mixture just before pouring into the hot skillet, stirring only until combined. (Don't overmix!.)

Pour this mix into the very hot skillet and put it back into the oven for 20-25 minutes at 450'

Serve with butter. Ummmmmmmmmmmm Good!

I have found that slow cooking (ie. using a crock pot, or low heat on the stove) and never letting it run out of water keeps the "side effects" away.

Soak starting with boiling water for 2-6 hours, pour off water and re-cover, cook til done. This also de-gasses beans and uses slightly less energy.