I have some canned black beans in the pantry I'd like to use up. I'd be
interested in recipes that you've made featuring that ingredient.

I'd like something besides chili or beans and rice sort of recipes.
Again, I'd be interested in dishes you've made, not ones looked up on
the web.



Brian

"Default User" > wrote in message
...
>I have some canned black beans in the pantry I'd like to use up. I'd be
> interested in recipes that you've made featuring that ingredient.
>
> I'd like something besides chili or beans and rice sort of recipes.
> Again, I'd be interested in dishes you've made, not ones looked up on
> the web.

Some people put them on green salads. I don't like them that way.

You can make a salad with those (drained), chopped tomato, corn (I use it
raw, cut from the ear), onion, lime juice, olive oil, salt, pepper and
cilantro. Add a little chopped jalapeno if you like heat.

You can make them into burritos. Take a largish flour tortilla that has been
softened (20 sec. in microwave) and roll them inside. You can add cheese if
you want.Roll it up and eat or make it wet by adding a tomato based sauce
and heat through.

You can make enchiladas. You'll need corn tortillas. For the rolled kind,
you'll need to soften the tortillas. Even quicker is the Sonoran style. Put
a layer of tortillas in a baking dish, then layer on beans and cheese and
another layer of tortillas. You can do as many layers as you want. Top with
enchilada or some form of tomato sauce. I like to add chopped tomatoes and
strips of or chopped green bell peppers and white onion, then a little
cilantro. Heat through.

You can mash slightly, add cheese, tomatoes, onions, hot peppers and heat
through for a bean dip.

On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 00:29:18 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"Default User" > wrote in message
...
>>I have some canned black beans in the pantry I'd like to use up. I'd be
>> interested in recipes that you've made featuring that ingredient.
>>
>> I'd like something besides chili or beans and rice sort of recipes.
>> Again, I'd be interested in dishes you've made, not ones looked up on
>> the web.
>
>Some people put them on green salads. I don't like them that way.
>
>You can make a salad with those (drained), chopped tomato, corn (I use it
>raw, cut from the ear), onion, lime juice, olive oil, salt, pepper and
>cilantro. Add a little chopped jalapeno if you like heat.
>
>You can make them into burritos. Take a largish flour tortilla that has been
>softened (20 sec. in microwave) and roll them inside. You can add cheese if
>you want.Roll it up and eat or make it wet by adding a tomato based sauce
>and heat through.
>
>You can make enchiladas. You'll need corn tortillas. For the rolled kind,
>you'll need to soften the tortillas. Even quicker is the Sonoran style. Put
>a layer of tortillas in a baking dish, then layer on beans and cheese and
>another layer of tortillas. You can do as many layers as you want. Top with
>enchilada or some form of tomato sauce. I like to add chopped tomatoes and
>strips of or chopped green bell peppers and white onion, then a little
>cilantro. Heat through.
>
>You can mash slightly, add cheese, tomatoes, onions, hot peppers and heat
>through for a bean dip.

I only have them for breakfast. I fry them in olive oil, with a bit of
salt and a few chili peppers. Then I put a fried egg on top and that's
breakfast. Dried ones have more flavour than canned ones IMO.

Default User wrote:
> I have some canned black beans in the pantry I'd like to use up. I'd be
> interested in recipes that you've made featuring that ingredient.
>
> I'd like something besides chili or beans and rice sort of recipes.
> Again, I'd be interested in dishes you've made, not ones looked up on
> the web.

cold salad, finely chopped onions, garlic, cilantro,
lemon juice and olive oil.

refried beans, look up that recipe as people make
it different to taste.

bean paste, like hummus.

succotash with whole corn and some red pepper.

added to salads as filler.


songbird

On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 19:30:20 +1100, Bruce wrote:

> I only have them for breakfast. I fry them in olive oil, with a bit of
> salt and a few chili peppers. Then I put a fried egg on top and that's
> breakfast. Dried ones have more flavour than canned ones IMO.

Just to be clear, do you fry from dry, or do you cook the beans normally
(boil, simmer, coll) and then fry? Fresh ones might have enough water
content to fry directly, but I would guess that dried ones do not.

Bruce wrote:
>
> I only have them for breakfast. I fry them in olive oil, with a bit of
> salt and a few chili peppers. Then I put a fried egg on top and that's
> breakfast.

I've used them mashed in burritos but your breakfast sounds
interesting. I'll try it sometime.

> Dried ones have more flavour than canned ones IMO.

Dried ones sound a bit hard on the teeth. I'll probably
cook mine first. (And yes, that was a joke).

On 2019-10-22, Default User > wrote:

> I'd like something besides chili or beans and rice sort of recipes.
> Again, I'd be interested in dishes you've made, not ones looked up on
> the web.

I've yet to try "canned" black beans, but I bet they're good. I plan
on doing so, soon.

The best recipe I've ever tasted is, Cuban-style black beans. There
was a Cuban resto (restaurant) close to were I worked in Silly Con
Valley and the beans were SOOO good, I asked my friend to get the
recipe (he knew the chef).

Turns out the recipe called fer almost a whole cup of veggie oil. I
never made it (cuz any kinda fat or "oil" was bad, back then), but recall
how good it was (I was shocked at how much "oil" I'd eaten).

No "rice". No "chili". Jes blk beans in a bowl. Best thing on the
menu. Never tasted the "veggie oil". Weird, but wonderful.

nb

On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 06:57:48 -0000 (UTC), "Default User"
> wrote:

>I have some canned black beans in the pantry I'd like to use up. I'd be
>interested in recipes that you've made featuring that ingredient.
>
>I'd like something besides chili or beans and rice sort of recipes.
>Again, I'd be interested in dishes you've made, not ones looked up on
>the web.
>
>Brian

When I fry pork chops I remove the chops and dump two cans of Goya
black beans in the pan and mash till the liquid reduces to make
refried beans, then add the chops back just to reheat. Chops and
beans seasoned with Penzeys adobo. Good as is, garnished with
avocado/sour cream, eaten with corn tortias, washed down with whatever
your choice.

On 22 Oct 2019 13:37:31 GMT, notbob > wrote:

>On 2019-10-22, Default User > wrote:
>
>> I'd like something besides chili or beans and rice sort of recipes.
>> Again, I'd be interested in dishes you've made, not ones looked up on
>> the web.
>
>I've yet to try "canned" black beans, but I bet they're good. I plan
>on doing so, soon.
>
>The best recipe I've ever tasted is, Cuban-style black beans. There
>was a Cuban resto (restaurant) close to were I worked in Silly Con
>Valley and the beans were SOOO good, I asked my friend to get the
>recipe (he knew the chef).
>
>Turns out the recipe called fer almost a whole cup of veggie oil. I
>never made it (cuz any kinda fat or "oil" was bad, back then), but recall
>how good it was (I was shocked at how much "oil" I'd eaten).
>
>No "rice". No "chili". Jes blk beans in a bowl. Best thing on the
>menu. Never tasted the "veggie oil". Weird, but wonderful.
>
>nb

Canned are excellent for a quick black bean soup.

On 2019-10-22, > wrote:

> Canned are excellent for a quick black bean soup.

No doubt. Give us a recipe.

nb

On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 13:10:46 +0000, Mike_Duffy >
wrote:

>On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 19:30:20 +1100, Bruce wrote:
>
>> I only have them for breakfast. I fry them in olive oil, with a bit of
>> salt and a few chili peppers. Then I put a fried egg on top and that's
>> breakfast. Dried ones have more flavour than canned ones IMO.
>
>Just to be clear, do you fry from dry, or do you cook the beans normally
>(boil, simmer, coll) and then fry? Fresh ones might have enough water
>content to fry directly, but I would guess that dried ones do not.

I don't think so either. I cook, refrigerate or freeze them and then
fry them when I need them.

On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 13:33:30 -0500, heyjoe >
wrote:

>On 22 Oct 2019 17:49:34 GMT
>in Message-ID: >
>notbob wrote :
>
>> On 2019-10-22, > wrote:
>>
>>> Canned are excellent for a quick black bean soup.
>>
>> No doubt. Give us a recipe.
>
>This recipe is not quick, but is very good.
>
>Mexican Black Bean Soup
>
>2 lb black beans
>1.5-2 qt. water
>2 C onion, chopped
>1 C bell pepper, chopped
>2 C celery, chopped
>2 cloves garlic, crushed
>1 lb bacon, fine dice
>2-8 oz cans tomato sauce
>2 tsp dried oregano
>2 tsp cumin
>4 tsp sugar
>4 tsp chili powder
>salt and pepper to taste

That's pork soup.

On Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at 2:40:52 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
> On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 13:33:30 -0500, heyjoe >
> wrote:
>
> >On 22 Oct 2019 17:49:34 GMT
> >in Message-ID: >
> >notbob wrote :
> >
> >> On 2019-10-22, > wrote:
> >>
> >>> Canned are excellent for a quick black bean soup.
> >>
> >> No doubt. Give us a recipe.
> >
> >This recipe is not quick, but is very good.
> >
> >Mexican Black Bean Soup
> >
> >2 lb black beans
> >1.5-2 qt. water
> >2 C onion, chopped
> >1 C bell pepper, chopped
> >2 C celery, chopped
> >2 cloves garlic, crushed
> >1 lb bacon, fine dice
> >2-8 oz cans tomato sauce
> >2 tsp dried oregano
> >2 tsp cumin
> >4 tsp sugar
> >4 tsp chili powder
> >salt and pepper to taste
>
> That's pork soup.

Going by what it mostly is, it's water soup. Other than that, it's
got 2 lb beans to 1 lb pork, so it's still black bean soup. Or it's
tomato sauce soup, since there's as much tomato sauce as pork.

Cindy Hamilton

On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 11:51:05 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at 2:40:52 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
>> On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 13:33:30 -0500, heyjoe >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >On 22 Oct 2019 17:49:34 GMT
>> >in Message-ID: >
>> >notbob wrote :
>> >
>> >> On 2019-10-22, > wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Canned are excellent for a quick black bean soup.
>> >>
>> >> No doubt. Give us a recipe.
>> >
>> >This recipe is not quick, but is very good.
>> >
>> >Mexican Black Bean Soup
>> >
>> >2 lb black beans
>> >1.5-2 qt. water
>> >2 C onion, chopped
>> >1 C bell pepper, chopped
>> >2 C celery, chopped
>> >2 cloves garlic, crushed
>> >1 lb bacon, fine dice
>> >2-8 oz cans tomato sauce
>> >2 tsp dried oregano
>> >2 tsp cumin
>> >4 tsp sugar
>> >4 tsp chili powder
>> >salt and pepper to taste
>>
>> That's pork soup.
>
>Going by what it mostly is, it's water soup. Other than that, it's
>got 2 lb beans to 1 lb pork, so it's still black bean soup. Or it's
>tomato sauce soup, since there's as much tomato sauce as pork.

If you put a dead animal in, it's <dead animal> soup.

On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 06:57:48 -0000 (UTC), "Default User"
> wrote:

>I have some canned black beans in the pantry I'd like to use up. I'd be
>interested in recipes that you've made featuring that ingredient.
>
>I'd like something besides chili or beans and rice sort of recipes.
>Again, I'd be interested in dishes you've made, not ones looked up on
>the web.
>
>
>
>Brian

`BLACK BEAN SALAD
JANET 5/15/13

2 cans black beans, rinsed and drained
Or one can black beans and one can kidney beans
Frozen corn, equal to black beans
Chopped red pepper
Chopped green pepper
Chopped onion
Chopped, seeded, fresh tomatoes
Anaheim or Jalapeno, chopped to taste
Cilantro chopped
Garlic minced
Lime juice
Salt and pepper
Maybe a smidge of cumin

Janet US

On Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at 9:15:31 AM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
> On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 11:51:05 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
> >On Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at 2:40:52 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
> >> On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 13:33:30 -0500, heyjoe >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >On 22 Oct 2019 17:49:34 GMT
> >> >in Message-ID: >
> >> >notbob wrote :
> >> >
> >> >> On 2019-10-22, > wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>> Canned are excellent for a quick black bean soup.
> >> >>
> >> >> No doubt. Give us a recipe.
> >> >
> >> >This recipe is not quick, but is very good.
> >> >
> >> >Mexican Black Bean Soup
> >> >
> >> >2 lb black beans
> >> >1.5-2 qt. water
> >> >2 C onion, chopped
> >> >1 C bell pepper, chopped
> >> >2 C celery, chopped
> >> >2 cloves garlic, crushed
> >> >1 lb bacon, fine dice
> >> >2-8 oz cans tomato sauce
> >> >2 tsp dried oregano
> >> >2 tsp cumin
> >> >4 tsp sugar
> >> >4 tsp chili powder
> >> >salt and pepper to taste
> >>
> >> That's pork soup.
> >
> >Going by what it mostly is, it's water soup. Other than that, it's
> >got 2 lb beans to 1 lb pork, so it's still black bean soup. Or it's
> >tomato sauce soup, since there's as much tomato sauce as pork.
>
> If you put a dead animal in, it's <dead animal> soup.

A small victory in the war against dead animals.

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2019/1...cows-its-menu/

On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 13:09:38 -0700 (PDT), dsi1
> wrote:

>On Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at 9:15:31 AM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
>> On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 11:51:05 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >On Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at 2:40:52 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
>> >> On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 13:33:30 -0500, heyjoe >
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >On 22 Oct 2019 17:49:34 GMT
>> >> >in Message-ID: >
>> >> >notbob wrote :
>> >> >
>> >> >> On 2019-10-22, > wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >>> Canned are excellent for a quick black bean soup.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> No doubt. Give us a recipe.
>> >> >
>> >> >This recipe is not quick, but is very good.
>> >> >
>> >> >Mexican Black Bean Soup
>> >> >
>> >> >2 lb black beans
>> >> >1.5-2 qt. water
>> >> >2 C onion, chopped
>> >> >1 C bell pepper, chopped
>> >> >2 C celery, chopped
>> >> >2 cloves garlic, crushed
>> >> >1 lb bacon, fine dice
>> >> >2-8 oz cans tomato sauce
>> >> >2 tsp dried oregano
>> >> >2 tsp cumin
>> >> >4 tsp sugar
>> >> >4 tsp chili powder
>> >> >salt and pepper to taste
>> >>
>> >> That's pork soup.
>> >
>> >Going by what it mostly is, it's water soup. Other than that, it's
>> >got 2 lb beans to 1 lb pork, so it's still black bean soup. Or it's
>> >tomato sauce soup, since there's as much tomato sauce as pork.
>>
>> If you put a dead animal in, it's <dead animal> soup.
>
>A small victory in the war against dead animals.
>
>https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2019/1...cows-its-menu/

That's great. Hawaii's leading the way!

Julie Bove wrote:

>
> "Default User" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I have some canned black beans in the pantry I'd like to use up.
> > I'd be interested in recipes that you've made featuring that
> > ingredient.

> You can make them into burritos. Take a largish flour tortilla that
> has been softened (20 sec. in microwave) and roll them inside. You
> can add cheese if you want.Roll it up and eat or make it wet by
> adding a tomato based sauce and heat through.

That sounds interesting, although I might add some diced cooked
chicken, maybe some corn kernels.

Thanks.

Brian

wrote:

> When I fry pork chops I remove the chops and dump two cans of Goya
> black beans in the pan and mash till the liquid reduces to make
> refried beans, then add the chops back just to reheat. Chops and
> beans seasoned with Penzeys adobo. Good as is, garnished with
> avocado/sour cream, eaten with corn tortias, washed down with whatever
> your choice.

Soemthing to look into, thanks.


Brian

U.S. Janet B. wrote:

> `BLACK BEAN SALAD
> JANET 5/15/13

Thanks for the suggestion.


Brian

heyjoe wrote:

> Mexican Black Bean Soup

Thanks for the two soup recipes.


Brian

On Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at 9:26:32 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> Bruce wrote:
> >
> > I only have them for breakfast. I fry them in olive oil, with a bit of
> > salt and a few chili peppers. Then I put a fried egg on top and that's
> > breakfast.
>
> I've used them mashed in burritos but your breakfast sounds
> interesting. I'll try it sometime.
>
> > Dried ones have more flavour than canned ones IMO.
>
> Dried ones sound a bit hard on the teeth. I'll probably
> cook mine first. (And yes, that was a joke).



Run out of all food except for two cans of black beans in the cabinet - (unsalted and cheap from whole foods, their own brand) - and some rarely used stuff from the fridge like butter or even a jar of sauerkraut - maybe some spices from the shelf - even just a bit of V8 juice if you have any - just what you can find - and it can be truly amazing at how creative you can be when you're hungry. I go on bed binges sometimes till I run out of food. A week without leaving the premises. Kind of dumb but I will do it now and then. All food is exhausted except for the canned crap, etc. But I have made some good things in such moments of inventive hunger. So that's my advice for those who want to learn how to make and enjoy rarely used food items: Get hungry and get creative.

On Tue, 29 Oct 2019 18:05:17 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

>On Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at 9:26:32 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
>> Bruce wrote:
>> >
>> > I only have them for breakfast. I fry them in olive oil, with a bit of
>> > salt and a few chili peppers. Then I put a fried egg on top and that's
>> > breakfast.
>>
>> I've used them mashed in burritos but your breakfast sounds
>> interesting. I'll try it sometime.
>>
>> > Dried ones have more flavour than canned ones IMO.
>>
>> Dried ones sound a bit hard on the teeth. I'll probably
>> cook mine first. (And yes, that was a joke).
>
>
>
>Run out of all food except for two cans of black beans in the cabinet - (unsalted and cheap from whole foods, their own brand) - and some rarely used stuff from the fridge like butter or even a jar of sauerkraut - maybe some spices from the shelf - even just a bit of V8 juice if you have any - just what you can find - and it can be truly amazing at how creative you can be when you're hungry. I go on bed binges sometimes till I run out of food. A week without leaving the premises. Kind of dumb but I will do it now and then. All food is exhausted except for the canned crap, etc. But I have made some good things in such moments of inventive hunger. So that's my advice for those who want to learn how to make and enjoy rarely used food items: Get hungry and get creative.

We ate pork chops and refried black beans for dinner tonight, enough
left over for lunch tomorrow. Was four good sized chops even enough
for Jilly, she loves pork chops. One chop and some beans for
tomorrow.
Tomororrw night a top round oven roast, baked red skinned spuds, 5
lbs $1.99, and a salad, romaine hearts on sale. Beef roasts were on
sale, B1G1, got two four pounders. Got two bags of Herseys bars in
case any kids show, or I'll eat them.... we haven't had trick or
treaters in ten years, but one never knows so I am ready.

Was a very stressful day. Went to my doctor and I got a prescription
for a mammogram. I may not be here for a while, maybe never.

On Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at 8:56:39 PM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote:
>
> Was a very stressful day. Went to my doctor and I got a prescription
> for a mammogram. I may not be here for a while, maybe never.
>
Is your doctor blind or is there some hidden meaning in this post??

On Tue, 29 Oct 2019 19:15:58 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote:

>On Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at 8:56:39 PM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote:
>>
>> Was a very stressful day. Went to my doctor and I got a prescription
>> for a mammogram. I may not be here for a while, maybe never.
>>
>Is your doctor blind or is there some hidden meaning in this post??

Men can have mammograms. If they have mammos, I guess.

wrote:
> On Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at 8:56:39 PM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote:
>>
>> Was a very stressful day. Went to my doctor and I got a prescription
>> for a mammogram. I may not be here for a while, maybe never.
>>
> Is your doctor blind or is there some hidden meaning in this post??
>

Probably his way of describing Xrays of whatever genitals he still has.

What a way to end a post. Interesting opportunity to talk about something other than food except I know even less about mammograms. Intended or not it was an entertaining ending. Sort of like someone describing something almost poetically. Hypnotic. Drawing in the listeners. Entertaining them with storied for an hour at least before saying, "I'm sorry people. I really love telling stories but I have to go to a funeral now. My family died in an airplane crash and I don't want to be late."

Other than that what can I say other than good luck and I hope everything turns out OK. Of course you know it'd like owning a car. You fix the transmission one day and the engine conks out the next. It's an endless gauntlet. Similar in a less serious way to worming your way through an army of random bums to get in and out of a convenience store. Anyway no matter how many things you fix there's always new stuff waiting to go bad. Good luck.

I don't know Sheldon except from past posts and what seemed at times an ultra macho attitude to go with the name Sheldon which led me to assume he was a guy. But unless you've met him for real how would you know. Maybe Sheldon is a woman. Men can have breast issues too. We are women's equals in that way. But I have yet to meet a woman with testical troubles. The only thing women can do that men can't is have babies. One day science will make it possible for men to have babies too. It won't be easy sledding in the beginning. Lots of trial. Even more error. But when it's perfected men will be women's equals in all ways at last. Except in times of ear and peril. Men will be first in line for that whether they like it or not.

On 10/29/2019 11:22 PM, wrote:
> I don't know Sheldon except from past posts and what seemed at times an ultra macho attitude to go with the name Sheldon which led me to assume he was a guy. But unless you've met him for real how would you know. Maybe Sheldon is a woman. Men can have breast issues too. We are women's equals in that way.

There was a guy on the local news today that had breast cancer. About
1% of patients are men. This guy is 50 now so he was in his 40 when
discovered at stage 3.

I can understand that. Perhaps he has issues with his prostate. Or maybe his testicals. Interesting how this black bean thread evolved. Interesting because of what happened to me. My testicles were hurting one Sunday and I had no way to get to a doctor. I used a good paring knife to slice open my nutsack to remove the swollen gonads which I tossed into a black bean stew I was making at the time. I grabbed a good sized handful of the beans after they cooled down and inserted hem into my nutsack before gently sewing it shut. This was 3 months ago and my Dec life has never been better. Sometimes wildly unpredictable experiments yield valuable results.

Oh I knew of that percentage years ago. It's a big deal in a way. If you're telling people you have breast cancer someone at some point is going to say, "Wow, the odds of that happening are 100 to 1", to which the first guy says with pride almost, "Yeah, a hundred to one - and I'm the one." Nobody wants to get sick. But if it's going to happen, let's be honest, it's good to get something rare or new so you can get at least some attention before you die.

On Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at 5:52:35 PM UTC-10, wrote:
> Oh I knew of that percentage years ago. It's a big deal in a way. If you're telling people you have breast cancer someone at some point is going to say, "Wow, the odds of that happening are 100 to 1", to which the first guy says with pride almost, "Yeah, a hundred to one - and I'm the one." Nobody wants to get sick. But if it's going to happen, let's be honest, it's good to get something rare or new so you can get at least some attention before you die.

If we chose to rely on the statistics, and I think we can, there's a 99% chance that Sheldon is a woman.

wrote in message ...

On Tue, 29 Oct 2019 18:05:17 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

>On Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at 9:26:32 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
>> Bruce wrote:
>> >
>> > I only have them for breakfast. I fry them in olive oil, with a bit of
>> > salt and a few chili peppers. Then I put a fried egg on top and that's
>> > breakfast.
>>
>> I've used them mashed in burritos but your breakfast sounds
>> interesting. I'll try it sometime.
>>
>> > Dried ones have more flavour than canned ones IMO.
>>
>> Dried ones sound a bit hard on the teeth. I'll probably
>> cook mine first. (And yes, that was a joke).
>
>
>
>Run out of all food except for two cans of black beans in the cabinet -
>(unsalted and cheap from whole foods, their own brand) - and some rarely
>used stuff from the fridge like butter or even a jar of sauerkraut - maybe
>some spices from the shelf - even just a bit of V8 juice if you have any -
>just what you can find - and it can be truly amazing at how creative you
>can be when you're hungry. I go on bed binges sometimes till I run out of
>food. A week without leaving the premises. Kind of dumb but I will do it
>now and then. All food is exhausted except for the canned crap, etc. But
>I have made some good things in such moments of inventive hunger. So
>that's my advice for those who want to learn how to make and enjoy rarely
>used food items: Get hungry and get creative.

We ate pork chops and refried black beans for dinner tonight, enough
left over for lunch tomorrow. Was four good sized chops even enough
for Jilly, she loves pork chops. One chop and some beans for
tomorrow.
Tomororrw night a top round oven roast, baked red skinned spuds, 5
lbs $1.99, and a salad, romaine hearts on sale. Beef roasts were on
sale, B1G1, got two four pounders. Got two bags of Herseys bars in
case any kids show, or I'll eat them.... we haven't had trick or
treaters in ten years, but one never knows so I am ready.

Was a very stressful day. Went to my doctor and I got a prescription
for a mammogram. I may not be here for a while, maybe never.

===

Good luck. I hope all goes well.

In article >,
says...
>
> On Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at 8:56:39 PM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote:
> >
> > Was a very stressful day. Went to my doctor and I got a prescription
> > for a mammogram. I may not be here for a while, maybe never.
> >
> Is your doctor blind or is there some hidden meaning in this post??

Men can get breast cancer. Any doctor worth their salt would take
immediate steps to investigate any symptoms.



Janet UK

wrote:
>
Similar in a less serious way to worming your way through an
army of random bums to get in and out of a convenience store.

Geez, no kidding. I see that all the time.
"Hey man, could you spare a dollar?"

Janet wrote:
> Men can get breast cancer. Any doctor worth their salt would take
> immediate steps to investigate any symptoms.

Definitely. I know a carpenter guy that got breast cancer
at about age 70. Caught early, a few radiation sessions
cured it.

Best wishes to Sheldon. Do the mammogram. Rare that men get
it but not too bad when caught early. Meanwhile, I know
that it's highly disturbing just to find out about it
then wait for results.

I am a stat guy. I like the ones that can be twisted a bit.

I can handle the asking. I've done some bumming myself. Interesting topic. Very broad in definition. While there are exceptions to all rules my dictionary (the one I wrote) says that anyone who works is a bum. I don't mind being asked for money. I just don't like the persistent ones. When I ask for something and the answer is no I'm moving on. Unless I'm on fire and I'm begging people to put it out. Imagine dying like that. Not just the pain but the insulting dismissal of fellow humans. As you run in a frenzy toward small groups of random people all they see is a ball of fire and not the person within it. Funny way to die. Lots of stories real and fictional about bumming. Great subject. Involves more if us than some might think. Essays too.. How work can be a form of bumming and how bumming is most certainly always a form of work. Most people are not good at their jobs. Same goes for the job of bumming.

Will respond to your post for food.

On Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at 1:46:14 PM UTC-10, wrote:
> I am a stat guy. I like the ones that can be twisted a bit.

I might be a rebel but alls I gots to say about that is "me too."

Yeah. I've been getting in the same football pool for decades. I'm not deep into a bunch of stats the way I once was. Some have more meaning than others. Some have no meaning. In our pool we pick all the games of the week against the spread. $20 per entry. Whoever gets the most correct picks wins the week. The breaker us the Monday game and total points if necessary. It's mostly an ego thing. We all have our systems. Most involve stats in some way - or more accurately trends. Anyway, it's funny how it's possible after all the analyzing that we may be pick8ng the teams we want to win for whatever reason. Like if the worst team in the league is playing the best team most of the stats will be against the losing team. But if you look ling enough there's going to be some stat supporting the losing team. Something like "they haven't lost in 20 years when they're in the road wearing their blue uniforms and the temperature is between 38 and 41 degrees and the other team is coming off a double digit win against team with a losing record." Sometimes you might have to spend an hour or more but if you look hard enough you'll find some oddball stat to support the choice you want to make. Funny stuff.