Posts tagged with: beans

Cowboy Beans

The Camp Wagon on a Texas Roundup (1900)

I first had these at a graduation party a few years back. They did not look very appetizing to be honest (more about that later) and so I skipped over them at first. By the time I found out what they were, there were hardly any left. These are sometimes called Calico Beans, probably owing to …read more…

Spicy Bean Soup

So this happened today: This was today. Snow. It should have been yesterday. So I made some soup. 93/366 #spring #saturday #nofilter #snow #366posts #winter A photo posted by Kenneth John Odle (@notcuriousanymore) on Apr 2, 2016 at 12:26pm PDT And here I was, getting used to spring-like weather. Because I am feeling somewhat under …read more…

Not Quite Black Bean Soup

Some time ago, I bookmarked this recipe and wanted very desperately to make it, but never had the time. It was hot today (over 80°), but in a few days the temperature is expected to drop almost thirty degrees. So I figured that today would be a good day to make it because like all …read more…

Chili

This is my favorite recipe for chili. It’s not authentic—Texans would take real issue with this recipe—but it is delicious 1 pound ground beef 1 medium onion, chopped 1 teaspoon cumin seed, crushed and ground (in a mortar and pestle) 3 tablespoons chili powder 3 cloves garlic, minced (I add more) 1 15.5-oz can black …read more…