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refried beans
lol
"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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> "Storrmmee" > wrote in message
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>> of all the descreptives of him boring is not one... a little stuffy in
>> some areas, and certainly conservative... but on the whole a keeper,
>> after all he tolerates me, and it can be said i am a little more than
>> quirkey/eccentric,
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>> Lee
>> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
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>>> "Storrmmee" > wrote in message
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>>>> he does most of the actual cooking so that chopping deal is up to
>>>> him... when i asked for cumen he read a description that wasn't exactly
>>>> accurate or he interpreted it wrong, can't remember for sure now... but
>>>> i finally got it then cooked chicken in the crock pot with a sweeter
>>>> salsa and the cumen, he really enjoyed it so its on the list...
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>>>> you would think after thirty years i would quit being shocked at what i
>>>> learn new about him but he is always there showing me something new,
>>>> Lee
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>>> Well you won't ever get bored ))) That is lovely)
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>>>>>> i would eat food with a lot more heat as i really enjoy it, but its
>>>>>> not edible to him so i figure i can get hot when we eat out if i want
>>>>>> it, and even though we rarely eat out these days, its something i
>>>>>> enjoy not something i need... i prefer herbs to flavor the food as he
>>>>>> does and what a joy when i finally convinced him cumen was not a
>>>>>> heated product, lol, Lee
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>>>>> Awwwwwwww lol. I use a lot of herbs when I cook but I chop them
>>>>> finely because he complains if he seems too many 'bushes' in his food
>>>>> <g>
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>>>>>> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
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>>>>>>> "Storrmmee" > wrote in message
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>>>>>>>> don't let all that talk about the dry beans spook you. i can't
>>>>>>>> really visualize your dh opening the kidneys and eating out of the
>>>>>>>> bag like a snack... but i often do as you do when we get onto some
>>>>>>>> new dish we make it a few times to get it where we want it...
>>>>>>>> compare how we like it then stick well sorta to that... its pretty
>>>>>>>> easy here as the dh doesn't like hot at all, and only food slightly
>>>>>>>> seasoned and not at all spicey... neither of us ever add black
>>>>>>>> pepper to anything we cook so once we get the ingr/method down its
>>>>>>>> all good... I am excited for you trying a whole new area of foods.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thank you, Lee Me too!! You two sound as though you have similar
>>>>>>> tastes to us
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>>>>>>>> Lee
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>>>>>>>>> "cshenk" > wrote in message
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>>>>>>>>>>> Today I saw only black eyed peas, red kidney beans and lentils
>>>>>>>>>>> (dried)!
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Dry black eyes are a total treat! Lentils I am getting into as a
>>>>>>>>>> new
>>>>>>>>>> addition here but others may have better recipes for them.
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>>>>>>>>> We never did take to lentils so I doubt I will be cooking any.
>>>>>>>>> Actually
>>>>>>>>> after all the comments here I might just stick to canned beans for
>>>>>>>>> a bit. I
>>>>>>>>> intend to make another pot today, similar to the last. I do that
>>>>>>>>> when I am
>>>>>>>>> experimenting until I am sure I have it right... althought the
>>>>>>>>> last pot was
>>>>>>>>> very good)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Metric, shmetric.. I am still in pounds and ounces lol
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>>>>>>>>>> (grin!). I still think that way but I can convert pretty easy
>>>>>>>>>> for most
>>>>>>>>>> things.
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>>>>>>>>> It's no problem really My scale changes from one to the other
>>>>>>>>> at the
>>>>>>>>> touch of a button
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>>>>>>>>>> Got it! I wouldn't like that one as much as the timer limits but
>>>>>>>>>> it's
>>>>>>>>>> definately nice in all other ways!
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>>>>>>>>>> It''s about the size of my 'junior crock'. I have 3, Momma (BIG
>>>>>>>>>> oval,
>>>>>>>>>> whole pork shoulder, whole bone in ham, 6lb chicken etc), Junior
>>>>>>>>>> (4L like
>>>>>>>>>> yours), and Baby (5cups). Junior is a good size for meals for 2
>>>>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>>>> leftovers. 'Baby' predates that size having more than 'plugged in
>>>>>>>>>> or not'
>>>>>>>>>> (heat is high when on) so is a bit limited in use but at times,
>>>>>>>>>> she's just
>>>>>>>>>> right.
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>>>>>>>>> I had a really big cuisineart
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>>>>>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/6c52vzg
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>>>>>>>>> But I recently gave it away. Far too big for the two of us.
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>>>>>>>>>>> I don't use it for everything though. I am happy cooking in my
>>>>>>>>>>> oven or
>>>>>>>>>>> in my cast iron pan on the stove.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Same here! I use the oven not that much though. I might go 3
>>>>>>>>>> months
>>>>>>>>>> without using it, then use it twice in a week.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Well I make all our bread, so the oven is on quite a lot.
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