ever since that whole vantablack controversy i've wanted to go to Chicago and hot glue millions of different individual beans to the Cloud Gate installation
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Good eating tonight, for me at least! At least we do have plenty of assorted pickles, and like salsa and cheese for Me. C to doctor up the strange ethnic fare. I am still way more of a pinto bean fan.
I'd been feeling the urge for a while, but this weather finally drove me to get a pot of beans going. Pressure cooked because I did not soak them in advance, and using up this piece of ham rind that was lurking in the freezer. Saved for just such purposes (maybe pea soup) in the first place, but I forgot it was even there until I ran across it a couple of days ago. And immediately stuck it the fridge to evaluate, with beans on the brain. 😊
I actually cut a little piece off the end for a taste test. Looking pretty sad, but it wasn't tasting noticeably freezer burnt or going rancid or anything. So, I guess that's a go ahead.
On the side, of course we're getting cornbread with the usual meal compromise these days. I think I can probably track down some of the decent TRS stuff without having to order it from the UK, but haven't done it yet. Gotta make do!
I may make a full skillet load instead of aiming for a smaller batch tonight, and plan on saving whatever leftover cornbread I don't devour for making dressing. Especially with the holidays coming up. 'Tis always the season for poultry with dressing as far as I'm concerned, but that's an excellent excuse to make plenty even if nobody in the house is actually celebrating anything other than stuffing our faces. Mr. C feels the same way about his Christmas ham and accoutrements, and I won't be sorry to get some of that either.
Honestly don't feel like bothering with any fried potatoes or vegetables tonight to round things out. No greens on hand anyway, though we do have some cabbage that would be good but I don't feel like messing around with. So, we're going lazy basic style here. Got the fundamentals covered, at least!
Fixing a bigger batch of beans than usual of late, because any leftovers will be handy to keep for refried. Or just to have some ready soup beans to pull out of the freezer later.
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Browsing Wikipedia, why do I find this so funny? Peak comedy right here!
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Round 1 poll 3: Pinto beans vs chickpeas/garbanzo beans
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Ark-Mex Enchiladas w/Tomato-Cucumber-Mint Salad, Pinto Beans. Heights Taco & Tamale. Little Rock, Arkansas. 1.30.2023.
NOTE TO SELF: I understand if people want to come here for the drinks, or the hip ambiance, or fantastic branding, but they're fooling themselves if they think it's the food. The smoky pinto beans were the best thing on this tray. The enchiladas were meh, the tomatoes were tasteless.
Currently ranked 26th of 36 January meals.
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Harvested birdhouse gourds and pinto beans.
24 gourds harvested. Let's hope they dry well!
Will update once beans are hulled.
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