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By: Dark Days Week 11: West and Middle « (not so) Urban Hennery

Dark Days Week 11: West and Middle « (not so) Urban Hennery — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:19:45 +0000

[...] Fast Grow the Weeds enjoyed another bean-filled week, cooked by her husband! (Yes, I did see a pig fly by just now!) He prepared so many beans that many meals ensued. Their menu of Cuban Black Beans, baked beans, biscuits and greenhouse salad, all from local sources, are enough to inspire us all to cook up some beans and join her! [...]

By: El

El — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:10:55 +0000

Paula, indeed! Plus, a little ego rub doesn’t hurt, even if it sounds so…intentional on my part. Here’s hoping your onion seeds come quickly. Onions are pretty important.

Stef, yes, don’t wish to see another bean for at least a couple of days. Even if they were cheap and tasty.

MC, indeed, these were soup-y beans, best poured over rice (for the next day of course) or with eggs and tortillas. You’re right; bean-cooking liquid is kind of golden for making other things taste good. And no, there’s no such thing as too many beans.

Karen, I find it kind of comforting that many more of us are eating seasonally thus eating the same thing; makes one feel not quite like such an oddball if you’re not the only one doing it. I have had but not grown the Stallard beans; they’re on my long list of must-try. I tend to grow a lot of cranberry beans which serve the same purpose. And yes, the Solider and the shield and and and…there’s a whole world of beans so much bigger than any grocer’s shelf, a good thing.

Pamela, well, happy birthday to you too! And indeed the girl had over a week of celebrations of various forms, including yesterday when she actually picked out dinner too. It’s important, all this celebrating. And cooking, and eating…but wow I need to watch it on all that cake.

CC, yes, thanks! She had a lot of fun. And thankfully she enjoys her beans.

By: cookiecrumb

cookiecrumb — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:33:41 +0000

Happy Birthday to the kid. The human kid.
Beans would please me just fine as a celebration feast.

By: Pamela

Pamela — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:46:29 +0000

I forgot the point of my birthday subject—Happy birthday to your assistant

By: Pamela

Pamela — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:44:48 +0000

Beans sound like an excellent choice for a meal or two or seven. Hip hip hooray for you to have a substitute cook.
Personally, I think birthdays should last for a week; I’m just ending my week. In our family we begin with birthday eve.

By: Karen

Karen — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:47:01 +0000

Yikes! I’ve just been writing up a post on bean soup…I suppose it’s not too surprising that we all keep eating the same things, since we are all eating more in seasonal ways.

The seven-bean soup was a big success, and had me standing over my bowl trying to dissect out the individual varieties to assess their individual tastes. Was it you that I was discussing Good Mother Stallard with? They are tasty, indeed…I also really like the Hidatsa Sheild Figure beans that I grew, and some Jacob’s Cattle that came from our CSA.

And Happy Birthday to your little girl!!!

By: Mangochild

Mangochild — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:19:14 +0000

Beany is not a bad thing! All of your seasonings, yum. Makes every bean taste even more different – not the monotony that one might jump to the conclusion about. Were the cuban black beans served with some liquid left in the cooking process? Sometimes I’ll do that for the “sauce” it makes once the spices are added… What am I saying? I love beans any which way.

By: stefaneener

stefaneener — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:51:16 +0000

That is a lot of beans. Shockingly a lot. I hope you all enjoyed the birthday celebration.

By: Paula

Paula — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:39:18 +0000

Sounds great!

I am anxiously awaiting my copra onion seeds. The only thing I did not get in my seed shipment was my onion seeds, and they have to be started first!!

And I hope you gave your husband lots of positive feedback on his cooking. That’s a behavior you want to encourage!!