Re: Dinner Tonight, 2/15/2025 and tomorrow...

On 2/16/2025 1:13 AM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:

On Sun, 16 Feb 2025 0:28:09 +0000, Jill McQuown wrote:
 

A simple grilled cheese sandwich.  Two kinds of cheese, medium cheddar
and Swiss on whole wheat bread.  That and a handful of potato chips will
do nicely.
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It was a pimento cheese sandwich and some fig bars for supper
here.

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I have to thank Joan again for reminding me about the Hambeens (brand)
15 bean dried soup mix.  I bought another bag of it and have a pound of
diced smoked ham.  I'll be making another pot of that in the crock pot
tomorrow.  It was great the last time I made it so I have no doubt it
will be just as good this time.  And yes, I'll be baking a skillet of
cornbread to go with it. :)
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Jill
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The ham will be great in those beans!  I don't know when
you add meat to the beans, but I'd toss that package in
when I start the beans to give them great flavor and the
ham will be super tender.

Yes, last time I added the ham to the pot at the start and will do so again.  The meat practically melds into the soup and imparts a lot of flavor.  So I'll do that again.
I remember buying a bag of Hambeens 15-bean soup about 30 years ago and it was good.  But for some reason I never bought it again until this year, after you had mentioned it a few times.  I'm still wondering why I waited so long to buy it again, because it's so very easy and so very tasty!  I cook it in the crock pot. Turned out beautifully the last time so I'll cook it that way again.  And before anyone (Mike?) gets anxious, no, I do not turn on the crock pot and leave it unattended for hours. No worries about catching the house on fire. :)
Jill