What kind of beans?

[The Mrs]

Other than Jellybeans...what kind of beans are you storing? :gaga

And what will you use them for? Do you have some recipes to share?

[Margies3]

NONE! I absolutely hate beans. Sorry, can't help you with that one.

[Godzchild]

Brown Beans
one of my grammas old recipes~

Tsalagi

2 cups Born Beans
4 cups cornmeal
1/2 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda

Boil beans in salted water until tender. In separate bowl, mix cornmeal, baking soda and flour and mix well. Add beans and a little of the bean juice to the mixture to form stiff dough. Roll into balls, drop in boiling water and cook 30 mintues.
This does not sound to good but it taste better than it sounds. American word for them (Bean Balls)

[Godzchild]

NONE! I absolutely hate beans. Sorry, can't help you with that one.

my kids are not to fond of beans either....but they have found they are really good on cold snowy days before a ski trip :-)

[MawMaw]

Beans Beans good for your heart.........

I cooked Big Limas for my hubby this week.
I think I shall wait a really long while before cooking
them again! LOL whew!

[The Mrs]

I've never cooked with beans, (Canned chili doesn't count, right?) but my mother used to make a navy bean soup and chili when I was a kid. Seems like the soup would be a good option. I think she used small bits of ham in it as well, or maybe it was just a big bone?

I guess I should ask her to teach me, eh? :gaga

[Pressing-On]

I know a poem, does that count? :heeheehee

[KeptByTheWord]

Other than Jellybeans...what kind of beans are you storing? :gaga

And what will you use them for? Do you have some recipes to share?

We are storing pinto beans. We like bacon best cooked with them, but ham or salt pork are good too. I personally don't like beans, but I think in a difficult time, I would eat them if I had to. We have also stored lots of salt too, because you need salt when cooking beans!

If you are looking for recipes for beans, perhaps you could check out this book "The Bean Queen" by Karen Hurd. I've heard it has some really amazing bean recipes.

[The Mrs]

We are storing pinto beans. We like bacon best cooked with them, but ham or salt pork are good too. I personally don't like beans, but I think in a difficult time, I would eat them if I had to. We have also stored lots of salt too, because you need salt when cooking beans!

If you are looking for recipes for beans, perhaps you could check out this book "The Bean Queen" by Karen Hurd. I've heard it has some really amazing bean recipes.

Thanks Word! :wave

[The Mrs]

I know a poem, does that count? :heeheehee

Does it contain the words 'fruit' & 'toot'? I know that one! :gaga

[MissBrattified]

I'm the only person in my family who doesn't like beans, so I make them about once a week.

I usually have dried pintos (HATE pintos!), kidney (for red beans and rice--I like that okay) and mixed beans (bean soup mix) on hand. I keep canned garbanzos for hummus.

[MawMaw]

I know a poem, does that count? :heeheehee

Beans Beans good for your heart.........
I cooked Big Limas for my hubby this week.
I think I shall wait a really long while before cooking
them again! LOL whew!

I think I began one :heeheehee

[MawMaw]

Brown Beans
one of my grammas old recipes~

Tsalagi

2 cups Born Beans4 cups cornmeal
1/2 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda

Boil beans in salted water until tender. In separate bowl, mix cornmeal, baking soda and flour and mix well. Add beans and a little of the bean juice to the mixture to form stiff dough. Roll into balls, drop in boiling water and cook 30 mintues.
This does not sound to good but it taste better than it sounds. American word for them (Bean Balls)

I have never heard of born beans.

[Godzchild]

I have never heard of born beans.

OML....that was supposed to be BROWN.....:throwrock (at myself) :smack

[Godzchild]

Brown Beans
one of my grammas old recipes~

Tsalagi

2 cups BROWN Beans
4 cups cornmeal
1/2 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda

Boil beans in salted water until tender. In separate bowl, mix cornmeal, baking soda and flour and mix well. Add beans and a little of the bean juice to the mixture to form stiff dough. Roll into balls, drop in boiling water and cook 30 mintues.
This does not sound to good but it taste better than it sounds. American word for them (Bean Balls)

sorry guys....it is BROWN!!!!!! BEANS~ what a :laffatu I am....lol

[MawMaw]

I have never heard of born beans.

OML....that was supposed to be BROWN.....:throwrock (at myself) :smack

sorry guys....it is BROWN!!!!!! BEANS~ what a :laffatu I am....lol

Laughin way too hard here!! :slaphappy

[Godzchild]

Laughin way too hard here!! :slaphappy

its so NOT funny here.....lol I feel like a re-re.....:girlytantrum :heeheehee

[Godzchild]

so I threw the rocks at my own self instead of waiting on my buddy Mrs C to give it to me.....lol

[MawMaw]

its so NOT funny here.....lol I feel like a re-re.....:girlytantrum :heeheehee

Not laughin at you :friend .....just laughin how I was wrackin
my brain to figure out what born beans were! :heeheehee

[Praxeas]

I've never cooked with beans, (Canned chili doesn't count, right?) but my mother used to make a navy bean soup and chili when I was a kid. Seems like the soup would be a good option. I think she used small bits of ham in it as well, or maybe it was just a big bone?

I guess I should ask her to teach me, eh? :gaga
I love Campbells "Bean with Bacon" soup. Ive always wanted to make my own...figured it would be healthier without the MSG they use

http://www.food.com/recipe/campbells-bean-and-bacon-soup-17515

[navygoat1998]

I love Campbells "Bean with Bacon" soup. Ive always wanted to make my own...figured it would be healthier without the MSG they use

http://www.food.com/recipe/campbells-bean-and-bacon-soup-17515

Prax bean soup is easy to make. Get a crock-pot you can't go wrong

[RandyWayne]

I am with those who cannot stand beans either. In fact I hate them -but my wife loves em.

Having said that, they DO store well and are healthy and I know that once I am hungry enough I may learn to appreciate them more, thus I am putting away a couple of buckets of them in my long term storage closet.

[Godzchild]

Not laughin at you :friend .....just laughin how I was wrackin
my brain to figure out what born beans were! :heeheehee

no...it is really funny...BORN beans????? seriously??? so yeah...it is really funny sis!!! :slaphappy maybe trimming my long nails would be a help on less typos? LOL
btw....I can just see you ...."what the heck is born beans"...........:killinme

[Praxeas]

I am with those who cannot stand beans either. In fact I hate them -but my wife loves em.

Having said that, they DO store well and are healthy and I know that once I am hungry enough I may learn to appreciate them more, thus I am putting away a couple of buckets of them in my long term storage closet.
Not even Chilli or Baked Beans?

[navygoat1998]

I love beans but they don't like me if you get my drift :happydance

[RandyWayne]

Not even Chilli or Baked Beans?

Nope.

However I CAN handle a little bit of re-fried beans when mixed in with other meat in a taco or burrito. I actually like the flavor it adds.

[KeptByTheWord]

Nope.

However I CAN handle a little bit of re-fried beans when mixed in with other meat in a taco or burrito. I actually like the flavor it adds.

I'm with you RW! As a child, I couldn't stand beans of any kind. I would pick them out of any food they were in, and fast meals that involved an entire bean meal. ;)

I used to not even tolerate refried beans on the same plate as my other Mexican food. However, the older I got, the more I was able to begin to allow beans in foods I ate. I have begun to eat refried beans with my Mexican meal and actually eat the beans in chili that I used to pick out.

I still can't eat a plate of beans all by themselves, but.... I've definitely come a long way from where I was as a kid. My husband grew up eating beans almost every meal. He loves em...

Just the other day, one of our Mennonite friends who own a store here in town told me a way to cut down on the gas problems that are caused by beans is to take several cloves of garlic, peel off the skin, and cut the clove in half. Put in with the beans while cooking. Remove the garlic cloves when the beans are done cooking. He told me that this removes whatever it is from the beans that causes gas. Haven't tried it yet myself, but he assured me it works. Maybe this tip will help the Ngoat and others ;)

[Cindy]

I loved baked beans, we usually have Pinto beans or green beans. They are from our garden, my DIL cans some of the green beans.

[Pressing-On]

Beans Beans good for your heart.........

I cooked Big Limas for my hubby this week.
I think I shall wait a really long while before cooking
them again! LOL whew!

I think I began one :heeheehee

Okay, I will add a line and someone else can add a line.... :heeheehee

Beans, Beans good for your heart
The music you make is not Mozart

:heeheehee

[Roagiesgal]

OK...storing beans, we have several kinds of dry beans, we like beans. Dry beans keep for a long time. We have canned beans also. Black beans, red kidney, garbanzos, white beans, pintos, chili beans too, etc.

Beans and rice make a perfect protein and cost effective...cheep cheep! Throw in veggies and you have soup...

We also have barley and wheat...which can be added to the pot of stew, or soup...

[KeptByTheWord]

Okay, I will add a line and someone else can add a line.... :heeheehee

Beans, Beans good for your heart
The music you make is not Mozart

:heeheehee

Beans beans be still my nose
The more I eat, the more I goes.

(sorry... I don't think I'm a poet PO!) :heeheehee

Well, because I'm sadly lacking at prose, I looked online... and here are some other beans, beans lyrics...

http://odps.org/glossword/?a=term&d=3&t=47 ... read at your own discretion... I know I wouldn't want my kids singing some of these lyrics ;)

[Roagiesgal]

OK...

Beans Beans musical fruit
The more you eat the more you toot
The more you toot the better you feel....
So lets have beans for every meal!

My Sister and I were at the grocery store one day a long time ago, and I was walking along singing that song, and when I turned around she was gone and I was all alone and feeling really silly...

[Titus2woman]

OK at the risk of a cascade of fart jokes... and songs...

We have stored

100 pounds Pinto beans
100 pounds Butter beans
100 pounds Navy beans
100 pounds Black beans
100 pounds Kidney beans
100 pounds Lentils
100 pounds Split peas

We rotate them, always eating the oldest and replacing with fresh.

Recipes... Well throw any of the above in a pot with a good hunk of smoked ham and an onion. Boil then simmer until tender, salt and put on a bowl to eat. Yummy and even better reheated the next day. But here is a little more fancy.

2 cups dried black beans, cooked in salted water until tender, cooled (about2 cups)
4 cups chopped garden tomatoes
1 cup small diced red onions
1 large fresh jalapeno, seed and cut into small dice
1/2 cup loosely packed chopped fresh cilantro leaves
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley leaves
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
6 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
Crispy corn tortilla chips

Directions

Combine the first seven ingredients in a mixing bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Add the lime juice and olive oil. Mix well. Spoon into a serving bowl and serve with the chips.

[RandyWayne]

2 cups dried black beans, cooked in salted water until tender, cooled (about2 cups)
4 cups chopped garden tomatoes
1 cup small diced red onions
1 large fresh jalapeno, seed and cut into small dice
1/2 cup loosely packed chopped fresh cilantro leaves
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley leaves
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
6 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
4 Cups of Tequila
Crispy corn tortilla chips

Directions

Combine the first seven ingredients in a mixing bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Add the lime juice and olive oil. Mix well. Spoon into a serving bowl and serve with the chips. Drink the tequila.

Sounds good!

[ILG]

OK at the risk of a cascade of fart jokes... and songs...

We have stored

100 pounds Pinto beans
100 pounds Butter beans
100 pounds Navy beans
100 pounds Black beans
100 pounds Kidney beans
100 pounds Lentils
100 pounds Split peas

We rotate them, always eating the oldest and replacing with fresh.

Recipes... Well throw any of the above in a pot with a good hunk of smoked ham and an onion. Boil then simmer until tender, salt and put on a bowl to eat. Yummy and even better reheated the next day. But here is a little more fancy.

2 cups dried black beans, cooked in salted water until tender, cooled (about2 cups)
4 cups chopped garden tomatoes
1 cup small diced red onions
1 large fresh jalapeno, seed and cut into small dice
1/2 cup loosely packed chopped fresh cilantro leaves
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley leaves
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
6 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
Crispy corn tortilla chips

Directions

Combine the first seven ingredients in a mixing bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Add the lime juice and olive oil. Mix well. Spoon into a serving bowl and serve with the chips.

That's a lot of beans, girl! ;)

[Roagiesgal]

OK at the risk of a cascade of fart jokes... and songs...

We have stored

100 pounds Pinto beans
100 pounds Butter beans
100 pounds Navy beans
100 pounds Black beans
100 pounds Kidney beans
100 pounds Lentils
100 pounds Split peas

We rotate them, always eating the oldest and replacing with fresh.

Recipes... Well throw any of the above in a pot with a good hunk of smoked ham and an onion. Boil then simmer until tender, salt and put on a bowl to eat. Yummy and even better reheated the next day. But here is a little more fancy.

2 cups dried black beans, cooked in salted water until tender, cooled (about2 cups)
4 cups chopped garden tomatoes
1 cup small diced red onions
1 large fresh jalapeno, seed and cut into small dice
1/2 cup loosely packed chopped fresh cilantro leaves
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley leaves
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
6 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
Crispy corn tortilla chips

Directions

Combine the first seven ingredients in a mixing bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Add the lime juice and olive oil. Mix well. Spoon into a serving bowl and serve with the chips.

Wow that is awesome...I need to add to my bean collection! Beans are a great food, and with rice they are a perfect protein.

[MawMaw]

OK at the risk of a cascade of fart jokes... and songs...

We have stored

100 pounds Pinto beans
100 pounds Butter beans
100 pounds Navy beans
100 pounds Black beans
100 pounds Kidney beans
100 pounds Lentils
100 pounds Split peas



How are you storing your beans?

[navygoat1998]

OK at the risk of a cascade of fart jokes... and songs...

We have stored

100 pounds Pinto beans
100 pounds Butter beans
100 pounds Navy beans
100 pounds Black beans
100 pounds Kidney beans
100 pounds Lentils
100 pounds Split peas

We rotate them, always eating the oldest and replacing with fresh.

Recipes... Well throw any of the above in a pot with a good hunk of smoked ham and an onion. Boil then simmer until tender, salt and put on a bowl to eat. Yummy and even better reheated the next day. But here is a little more fancy.

2 cups dried black beans, cooked in salted water until tender, cooled (about2 cups)
4 cups chopped garden tomatoes
1 cup small diced red onions
1 large fresh jalapeno, seed and cut into small dice
1/2 cup loosely packed chopped fresh cilantro leaves
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley leaves
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
6 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
Crispy corn tortilla chips

Directions

Combine the first seven ingredients in a mixing bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Add the lime juice and olive oil. Mix well. Spoon into a serving bowl and serve with the chips.

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[KeptByTheWord]

T2W - I've got to try your black bean recipe! Since a child, I have not been able to eat beans. I shared my story I think somewhere buried in this thread. Anyway, recently, I have been able to start eating more beans. Someone made chicken tortilla soup with black beans in them, and I really enjoyed the crunchiness of the black beans. I think it is the mushy texture of beans that I just can't stand. So I have been incorporating more black and white beans into my diet, although I still can't stand a plate of pinto beans all by themselves! I will definitely try this recipe out.

About storing beans, we have stored a lot of beans in Mylar bags, and plastic containers with locking lids. It is the best way to store beans for long-term. We have also stored lots of rice, salt, and sugar this way also. Popcorn also stores well too this way.

I can't tell you how many hundreds of pounds of beans we have stored, as we try to keep these things quiet. It is better not to publicize all you are doing, because your home will be the first one on the block people will be coming to, if you have publicly spread your storage activities. But, we have stored a lot of food items, hopefully enough for 6-9 months, perhaps a year to feed our family. No doubt we will be feeding others too, so, who knows how long this storage could last. And we do storage for canned goods also, but continue to rotate those out, as canned goods don't last as long.

Dried goods stored the way we have done them are good for about 25 years.

[Esther]

My problem is I do not have the storage space needed for serious prepping, although I do believe we should.

[Roagiesgal]

My problem is I do not have the storage space needed for serious prepping, although I do believe we should.

I am fortunate we have good space, sometimes you have to be creative...under beds is one place...in a closet...where ever you can put a couple of cans or a box...do the best you can. Maybe a friend and you could go in together if they have more space...all you can do is the best you can do! I hope you can work something out.

[MarieA27]

I only really like beans when they are canned, or in a good soup with vegetables and greens. But just a bowl of mushy "soup" I don't really care for them.

But this is a recipe that I love. It tastes so good, and I usually add ham, and/or some smoked sausage to it towards the end, when it's simmering.

Total Time:
55 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
40 min

Yield:
4 to 6 servings

Level:
Easy


Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, chopped
2 carrots, peeled, chopped
2 celery stalks, chopped
3 ounces thinly sliced pancetta, coarsely chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 pound Swiss chard, stems trimmed, leaves coarsely chopped
1 russet potato, peeled, cubed
1 (14 1/2-ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 fresh rosemary sprig
1 (15-ounce) can cannellini beans, drained, rinsed
2 (14-ounce) cans low-sodium beef broth
1 ounce piece Parmesan cheese rind
2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves
Salt and pepper

Directions

Heat the oil in a heavy large pot over medium heat. Add the onion, carrots, celery, pancetta, and garlic. Saute until the onion is translucent, about 10 minutes. Add the Swiss chard and potato; saute for 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes and rosemary sprig. Simmer until the chard is wilted and the tomatoes break down, about 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, blend 3/4 cup of the beans with 1/4 cup of the broth in a processor until almost smooth. Add the pureed bean mixture, remaining broth, and Parmesan cheese rind to the vegetable mixture. Simmer until the potato pieces are tender, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes. Stir in the whole beans and parsley. Simmer until the beans are heated through and the soup is thick, about 2 minutes (I usually add the Sausage/Ham in at this point, and let it simmer a bit longer than they ask for). Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Discard Parmesan rind and rosemary sprig (the leaves will have fallen off of the stem.)

Ladle the soup into bowls and serve.

SERVINGS: 4 (MAIN); Calories: 375; Total Fat: 15 grams; Saturated Fat: 4 grams; Protein: 19 grams; Total Carbohydrates: 43 grams; Sugar: 10 grams; Fiber: 10 grams; Cholesterol: 19 milligrams; Sodium: 1,391 milligrams

[renee819]

Brown Beans
one of my grammas old recipes~

Tsalagi

2 cups Born Beans
4 cups cornmeal
1/2 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda

Boil beans in salted water until tender. In separate bowl, mix cornmeal, baking soda and flour and mix well. Add beans and a little of the bean juice to the mixture to form stiff dough. Roll into balls, drop in boiling water and cook 30 mintues.
This does not sound to good but it taste better than it sounds. American word for them (Bean Balls)

Thanks Godzchild, Think I will try that.

But I think I will add chopped up onions in the dough. And drop the balls in the bean soup.

[renee819]

Beans are sooooooooooo good for you. Plenty of protein. And I love beans, especially with corn bread.

Recently my son has been reading up on foods that are really good for you. And I told him a long time ago, that I read that if you ate beans everyday, you wouldn't have any gas from them. So we decided to try it.

Now, you need to know, he lives about 100 ft from me, and his wife goes to work early in the mornings (about 5am.) So he comes to my house and we make breakfast together.

But when he said the we were going to eat beans for breakfast, OH NO, I CAN'T.

Well at first, we made bean cakes, with some sausage in them and plenty of sage, and they were pretty good, TO MY SURPRISE. But that got to be a hassel. So now I keep beans cooked all of the time in the ref. And he makes re-fried beans with with seasonings for Venison, summer sausage. He adds extra sage and other seasonings in it. And it is still good. We eat it every morning.

NO GASssssssssssss

[ILG]

This woman is known as The Bean Queen:

http://www.karenhurd.com/

[KeptByTheWord]

This woman is known as The Bean Queen:

http://www.karenhurd.com/

I've wanted to get her book, but it is so expensive! Almost $50! Do you by chance have her book? Or even seen it? Would it be worth the $$ to buy it?

[KeptByTheWord]

Beans are sooooooooooo good for you. Plenty of protein. And I love beans, especially with corn bread.

Recently my son has been reading up on foods that are really good for you. And I told him a long time ago, that I read that if you ate beans everyday, you wouldn't have any gas from them. So we decided to try it.

Now, you need to know, he lives about 100 ft from me, and his wife goes to work early in the mornings (about 5am.) So he comes to my house and we make breakfast together.

But when he said the we were going to eat beans for breakfast, OH NO, I CAN'T.

Well at first, we made bean cakes, with some sausage in them and plenty of sage, and they were pretty good, TO MY SURPRISE. But that got to be a hassel. So now I keep beans cooked all of the time in the ref. And he makes re-fried beans with with seasonings for Venison, summer sausage. He adds extra sage and other seasonings in it. And it is still good. We eat it every morning.

NO GASssssssssssss

You would probably be interested in Karen Hurd's site, link provided above by ILG. I personally can't just eat a bowl of beans, but have to eat beans in something else. I don't know if I could handle eating beans for every meal!

[renee819]

I've wanted to get her book, but it is so expensive! Almost $50! Do you by chance have her book? Or even seen it? Would it be worth the $$ to buy it?

Thank you ILG and Kept, for that Web site. The Green Dragon is an amazing story. I could tell one similar of myself. I knew in my 20's that the Dr's couldn't help me, so I started studying Herbs, Nutrition and vitamins.

I truly believe that God put herbs and wholesome natural foods for our healing.

[ILG]

I've wanted to get her book, but it is so expensive! Almost $50! Do you by chance have her book? Or even seen it? Would it be worth the $$ to buy it?

You should be able to get it at the library! It is worth the read. If you can't find it, go to the information/reference desk and ask them if they can get it for you!

[KeptByTheWord]

You should be able to get it at the library! It is worth the read. If you can't find it, go to the information/reference desk and ask them if they can get it for you!
That's a great idea, I'll do that! Thanks :)

[renee819]

Another good book that I have is, "Nourishing Traditions" It has a lot of simple living information in it.