On Sat, 8 May 2021 07:47:01 -0700 (PDT), bruce bowser
> wrote:

>On Saturday, May 8, 2021 at 10:03:21 AM UTC-4, songbird wrote:
>> stupidly expensive when bought at the deli or commercial
>> products...
>>
>> frozen spinach (chop it some more - it's usually not
>> chopped much), sour cream, knorr vegetable dip mix,
>> and a can of water chestnuts (chop them up if you want
>> smaller chunks).
>>
>> recently we've been making this for a change of pace.
>>
>> i scoop some into a small bowl and add some hot sauce
>> for added zing.
>>
>> not too much cooking going on here lately. i need
>> to get another pot of beans made so we can freeze some
>> again.
>
>Having spent part of my life in the south west I really like
>refried beans (blended pinto beans while still hot with bacon
>grease added with other spicy southwest seasonings).

Bacon flavor ruins refried beans... bacon is not a flavor of the
southwest... unless you're talking southwest Harlem.

I much prefer refried beans made with black beans... simply mash
canned black beans with liquid in the pan used to fry properly
seasoned (s n'p, garlic, cumin) pork chops until the liquid reduces to
your liking... add the chops back briefly to reheat.