Yesterday I made lasagna, a vegetarian version I like, and, as often
happens, wondered why I don't make it much more often. Six fairly easy
meals.

Then there are all the times I make something I swore in the past I'd never
make again! <sigh>

Is it just me?



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"KenK" > wrote in message
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> Yesterday I made lasagna, a vegetarian version I like, and, as often
> happens, wondered why I don't make it much more often. Six fairly easy
> meals.
>
> Then there are all the times I make something I swore in the past I'd
> never
> make again! <sigh>
>
> Is it just me?

I am probably fixing to do a bad thing. After discovering how very many
packages of Navy beans I have, I decided to make bean with bacon soup. The
recipe calls for a pound of bacon and one reviewer said this was too much.
I am thinking that it is. I seem to always mess up my bean soup when I add
bacon to it because I add far too much. I will look at the packages when I
go to the store to see how much a pound of it is. Normally I use the
precooked but this calls for some bacon grease as well.

Also, for the longest time, every time I made a pot of vegetable soup, I
made far too much of it and I know that if I freeze it, it will never get
eaten. My solution to that was to buy a smaller pot. And if I am planning
in advance to make it, to buy ingredients from the salad bar so I can buy
things in small quantities.

Then there is the Sloppy Joe thing. I have never liked those. Never ever.
But for some reason, every 2-3 years, they sound appealing. I make them and
I never like them. Husband complains that they are messy and he can't pick
them up. Duh! I have always thought of them as fork food.

I should make lasagna soon too. Maybe that's what I'll do with that ground
beef that I have. I make mine with no cheese then I add cheese to my
husband's portion. It's not quite the same that way but it works for me.

I have finally gotten the point that less is more when it comes to pizza. I
used to add so many toppings and so much cheese that I wound up with a huge
mess.

On Wed, 6 Jan 2016 10:19:47 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

> After discovering how very many
> packages of Navy beans I have, I decided to make bean with bacon soup.

I thought you were looking for small white beans, which is aka navy
beans? Saw them at Smart & Final in 1 and 5 pound packages.

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"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 6 Jan 2016 10:19:47 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>> After discovering how very many
>> packages of Navy beans I have, I decided to make bean with bacon soup.
>
> I thought you were looking for small white beans, which is aka navy
> beans? Saw them at Smart & Final in 1 and 5 pound packages.

No. I said that they were hard to find here. I must have mail ordered what
I have because I have many packages. I need to use some up. Part of my
problem is that I am the only one here who likes bean soup. I keep trying
to get my husband to eat it but he usually won't.

"Julie Bove" > wrote in
:

>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Wed, 6 Jan 2016 10:19:47 -0800, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> After discovering how very many
>>> packages of Navy beans I have, I decided to make bean with bacon
>>> soup.
>>
>> I thought you were looking for small white beans, which is aka navy
>> beans? Saw them at Smart & Final in 1 and 5 pound packages.
>
> No. I said that they were hard to find here. I must have mail
> ordered what I have because I have many packages. I need to use some
> up. Part of my problem is that I am the only one here who likes bean
> soup. I keep trying to get my husband to eat it but he usually won't.
>
>

My favorite soup!


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"KenK" > wrote in message
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> "Julie Bove" > wrote in
> :
>
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Wed, 6 Jan 2016 10:19:47 -0800, "Julie Bove"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> After discovering how very many
>>>> packages of Navy beans I have, I decided to make bean with bacon
>>>> soup.
>>>
>>> I thought you were looking for small white beans, which is aka navy
>>> beans? Saw them at Smart & Final in 1 and 5 pound packages.
>>
>> No. I said that they were hard to find here. I must have mail
>> ordered what I have because I have many packages. I need to use some
>> up. Part of my problem is that I am the only one here who likes bean
>> soup. I keep trying to get my husband to eat it but he usually won't.
>>
>>
>
> My favorite soup!

Mine too but I tend to get burned out on it after eating it many days in a
row. And if I put soup in the freezer, I know it will never get eaten.

"Julie Bove" > wrote in
:

> I am probably fixing to do a bad thing. After discovering how very
> many packages of Navy beans I have, I decided to make bean with bacon
> soup. The recipe calls for a pound of bacon and one reviewer said
> this was too much. I am thinking that it is. I seem to always mess up
> my bean soup when I add bacon to it because I add far too much. I
> will look at the packages when I go to the store to see how much a
> pound of it is. Normally I use the precooked but this calls for some
> bacon grease as well.
>

I have a favorite bean recipe I make often - at least once a month. I use
northerns but navy beams would probably work as well.

For meat I used to use a regular pork shank, then switched to smoked. I
got tired of all the waste skin and bone and switched to smoked turkey -
wing portions or 1/4 piece of smoked leg. It only takes a little. If you
eat more meat than I do, use more. Anymore I just use a little meat for
flavor in most meals.

I soak about two cups of beans. Use them, some chopped onion, minced
garlic, and a couple of chicken bullion cubes. Enough salt for me in the
cubes. I cook slow about 2 1/2 hours on the stove, or 5 hours or so in
the crock pot. When the beans are done and tasty, it's done to my taste.


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"KenK" > wrote in message
...
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in
> :
>
>> I am probably fixing to do a bad thing. After discovering how very
>> many packages of Navy beans I have, I decided to make bean with bacon
>> soup. The recipe calls for a pound of bacon and one reviewer said
>> this was too much. I am thinking that it is. I seem to always mess up
>> my bean soup when I add bacon to it because I add far too much. I
>> will look at the packages when I go to the store to see how much a
>> pound of it is. Normally I use the precooked but this calls for some
>> bacon grease as well.
>>
>
> I have a favorite bean recipe I make often - at least once a month. I use
> northerns but navy beams would probably work as well.
>
> For meat I used to use a regular pork shank, then switched to smoked. I
> got tired of all the waste skin and bone and switched to smoked turkey -
> wing portions or 1/4 piece of smoked leg. It only takes a little. If you
> eat more meat than I do, use more. Anymore I just use a little meat for
> flavor in most meals.
>
> I soak about two cups of beans. Use them, some chopped onion, minced
> garlic, and a couple of chicken bullion cubes. Enough salt for me in the
> cubes. I cook slow about 2 1/2 hours on the stove, or 5 hours or so in
> the crock pot. When the beans are done and tasty, it's done to my taste.

I sometimes make it with a chunk of fat back which I remove. I don't mind a
little bacon in the soup but I'm not big on meat in soup.