Give’er the beans!

I don’t know how I got this onto my feeds, but they are interesting.

Apparently, I’ve been doing it wrong all these years. Soak them, cool them slow. I tried it her way with some black eyed peas and it worked great. One of the things she got me on is that dried beans last a long time, but not forever. Got me wondering about the conditions of my stash of beans. Turned out, those ones were OK, turns out.

I probably should eat more beans. But then, there’s that unfortunate side effect. Fortunately, Bertha here has some remedies:

She has funny metaphors for being gassy. Makes sense. So my next try was redbeans and rice.

Man, that was good. The trick for me is having a small helping as a side. So no big bowl of redbeans. I have a recipe, but it’s for a quick cooker. I’ll rewrite it for this, since I didn’t use cajun seasoning either.

She has like three channels. This one cracked me up:

Gotta watch your stank as an older woman. I sent that one to the Girl.

Most of the older women I pass in the park have a strong smell – usually laundry soap, baby powder, or fabric softener.

Just sayin’