Re: Beans and ham hocks

"Dog3" <uhoh@ajfl;ajklsd;ajlds.nutz> wrote in message
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Okay, I've done the right thing. I just need to know I'm cooking it right.

Michael

No you don't need to know - you're the only one who counts.

Dimitri

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"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Dog3 said:

I just put a pound of white beans (soaked overnight) and hocks into
the crock pot. Already smells good. I did a saute' of onions and
small dice of carrot and added it to the pot. I've done this in a
traditional stock pot too but for this, the crock pot is better. I
think some jalapeno corn bread will do nicely. My crock pot is huge
so tell me what else to add. I did not add much Kosher salt because
the hocks have plenty. I threw in a couple of Bay leaves and cracked
pepper. The weather is crappy and I wanted comfort food. Besides,
I'm freezing cold.

Michael

You gots it with the bay leaves and cracked pepper. Now what you
need to do is bake some cornbread to go with the beans.

1 c. yellow cornmeal
1 c. flour
1 Tbs. sugar
4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. buttermilk
1 large egg
1/4 c. butter or shortening

Blend dry ingredients together and mix in shortening or butter. Add
egg and milk until you have a rather lumpy batter. Pour into a
greased 8" skillet and bake at 400F degrees until gold brown, about
20 minutes.

Jill

Thanks. Just what I need. I need jalapeno though.Just add it?

Michael

Sure! Sliced and mixed in.

Jill

Dog3 <uhoh@ajfl;ajklsd;ajlds.nutz> wrote in
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"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Dog3 said:

I just put a pound of white beans (soaked overnight) and hocks
into the crock pot. Already smells good. I did a saute' of onions
and small dice of carrot and added it to the pot. I've done this
in a traditional stock pot too but for this, the crock pot is
better. I think some jalapeno corn bread will do nicely. My crock
pot is huge so tell me what else to add. I did not add much
Kosher salt because the hocks have plenty. I threw in a couple of
Bay leaves and cracked pepper. The weather is crappy and I
wanted comfort food. Besides, I'm freezing cold.

Michael

You gots it with the bay leaves and cracked pepper. Now what you
need to do is bake some cornbread to go with the beans.

1 c. yellow cornmeal
1 c. flour
1 Tbs. sugar
4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. buttermilk
1 large egg
1/4 c. butter or shortening

Blend dry ingredients together and mix in shortening or butter.
Add egg and milk until you have a rather lumpy batter. Pour into
a greased 8" skillet and bake at 400F degrees until gold brown,
about 20 minutes.

Jill

Okay, I've done the right thing. I just need to know I'm cooking it
right.

Michael

You could go the canned creamed corn and green chiles in your corn bread
route too.

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Continuing to be Manitoban

Does sound good. Maybe have sliced tomatoes and white onions with a
little red wine vinegar and S&P.

"Dog3" <uhoh@ajfl;ajklsd;ajlds.nutz> wrote in message
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I just have not
learned how to cook for 2 people yet and make way too much food.

Michael <- feels old but isn't

Freeze, Freeze, Freeze those planned overs. Cook extra at your meals, then
pack it into the freezer. Check out some of the 30 day gourmet, or friendly
freezer cooking websites. Those days when everything has gone badly, you're
exhausted and just don't want to bother, take a meal from the freezer, pop
it into the oven (or stovetop pan) and wow, dinner with no effort.

For example, the bean soup - it only improves with age. Pack some up in the
freezer along with some of the cornbread, think about next Monday, day after
Easter - if you celebrate it - if you've dealt with family, sugar crazed
kids, and need some R&R. Just pull out your nice batch of soup and bread,
throw the soup into a pan, the bread into the microwave to defrost and
dinner is served.

Gayle

Dog3 uhoh@ajfl said:

cucumber with the above ingredients. Anyway, the beans are in the
fridge. I do not eat a lot these days as I'm trying to keep my
cholesterol down.....

Am I reading that right? You're not eating beans because you're
trying to keep your cholesterol down? Everything I've ever heard/read
claims beans will help lower cholesterol. They have no cholesterol.

n

We are a little spoiled here in L.A. We get fairly good (expensive) vine
ripened tomatoes from somewhere year long -- Central America or
hot-house here in the U.S.

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Gerlonda Battles <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Does sound good. Maybe have sliced tomatoes and white onions with a
little red wine vinegar and S&P.

That sounds good but tomatoes are not in season here. Hmmm... maybe some
cucumber with the above ingredients. Anyway, the beans are in the fridge. I
do not eat a lot these days as I'm trying to keep my cholesterol down. I
feel geriatric. I drink a lot of Ensure, I like vanilla. I just have not
learned how to cook for 2 people yet and make way too much food.

Michael <- feels old but isn't

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