http://ourhomeworks.com/2008/12/30/ham-and-bean-soup/ Living local in Eugene, OR Fri, 18 May 2012 19:33:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://ourhomeworks.com/2008/12/30/ham-and-bean-soup/#comment-145 Our Home Works » Blog Archive » Pot beans Fri, 16 Jan 2009 01:37:15 +0000 http://ourhomeworks.wordpress.com/?p=354#comment-145 [...] Ham and Bean Soup [...] [...] Ham and Bean Soup [...]

]]> http://ourhomeworks.com/2008/12/30/ham-and-bean-soup/#comment-142 Our Home Works » Blog Archive » Cranberry beans in tomato sauce over polenta Fri, 16 Jan 2009 01:34:32 +0000 http://ourhomeworks.wordpress.com/?p=354#comment-142 [...] Gordo.  You are probably wondering when we will get sick of beans.  We have made pot beans, and ham and bean soup over the last couple of weeks, and now cranberry beans in tomato sauce over polenta.  And we [...] [...] Gordo.  You are probably wondering when we will get sick of beans.  We have made pot beans, and ham and bean soup over the last couple of weeks, and now cranberry beans in tomato sauce over polenta.  And we [...]

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]]> http://ourhomeworks.com/2008/12/30/ham-and-bean-soup/#comment-83 Amy Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:40:12 +0000 http://ourhomeworks.wordpress.com/?p=354#comment-83 Amy - I think I was in my former canned bean phase when I tossed them, thinking dried beans were too much trouble. Glad I've seen the light, finally! Amy - I think I was in my former canned bean phase when I tossed them, thinking dried beans were too much trouble. Glad I’ve seen the light, finally!

]]> http://ourhomeworks.com/2008/12/30/ham-and-bean-soup/#comment-82 amy Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:38:22 +0000 http://ourhomeworks.wordpress.com/?p=354#comment-82 beans don't go bad. they were ten years old and fantastic. they also were moved from 31st street to 28th street all the way up to elka! those beans really wanted to be eaten. beans don’t go bad. they were ten years old and fantastic. they also were moved from 31st street to 28th street all the way up to elka! those beans really wanted to be eaten.

]]> http://ourhomeworks.com/2008/12/30/ham-and-bean-soup/#comment-87 Pot beans « Our Home Works Mon, 12 Jan 2009 07:34:22 +0000 http://ourhomeworks.wordpress.com/?p=354#comment-87 [...] Ham and Bean Soup [...] [...] Ham and Bean Soup [...]

]]> http://ourhomeworks.com/2008/12/30/ham-and-bean-soup/#comment-86 Cranberry beans in tomato sauce over polenta « Our Home Works Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:31:14 +0000 http://ourhomeworks.wordpress.com/?p=354#comment-86 [...] Gordo.  You are probably wondering when we will get sick of beans.  We have made pot beans, and ham and bean soup over the last couple of weeks, and now cranberry beans in tomato sauce over polenta.  And we [...] [...] Gordo.  You are probably wondering when we will get sick of beans.  We have made pot beans, and ham and bean soup over the last couple of weeks, and now cranberry beans in tomato sauce over polenta.  And we [...]

]]> http://ourhomeworks.com/2008/12/30/ham-and-bean-soup/#comment-85 Amy Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:35:07 +0000 http://ourhomeworks.wordpress.com/?p=354#comment-85 Amy - sounds delicious, and just so you know, we had 2 bags of beans that said p. 28 too. Thank you for solving the mystery. We used some of them a while back and finally I decided they stuck around too long. I love that Northern Lights spice and will have to try it on the next round of Bean Soup. Amy - sounds delicious, and just so you know, we had 2 bags of beans that said p. 28 too. Thank you for solving the mystery. We used some of them a while back and finally I decided they stuck around too long. I love that Northern Lights spice and will have to try it on the next round of Bean Soup.

]]> http://ourhomeworks.com/2008/12/30/ham-and-bean-soup/#comment-84 amy Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:25:38 +0000 http://ourhomeworks.wordpress.com/?p=354#comment-84 i too made ham bean soup last week. ten years ago mom gave me two zip locks full of various dried beans: lima, kidney, split yellow peas, split green peas, cranberry, cannelini, black, red, barley, and maybe three or four more. on the bag in her handwriting it said "page 28." what the? well, i called her and she insisted she hadn't done this, even though i know her handwriting as well as i know my own. as we talked it hit me: page 28 in the minnesota heritage cookbook, which i luckily had upstate. i didn't use the soup recipe there, instead just did my own old thing. brian's family had brough a gorgeous spiral cut ham and we used the large bone and butt end for the meat. a mirepoix of carrots celery and onion (i like these to disappear in a good soup), a large can of whole plum tomatoes plus sauce, bay leaves, and a good quantity of mom's favorite "northern lights" spice mix. might be the best bean soup i have EVER made. i too made ham bean soup last week. ten years ago mom gave me two zip locks full of various dried beans: lima, kidney, split yellow peas, split green peas, cranberry, cannelini, black, red, barley, and maybe three or four more. on the bag in her handwriting it said “page 28.” what the? well, i called her and she insisted she hadn’t done this, even though i know her handwriting as well as i know my own. as we talked it hit me: page 28 in the minnesota heritage cookbook, which i luckily had upstate. i didn’t use the soup recipe there, instead just did my own old thing. brian’s family had brough a gorgeous spiral cut ham and we used the large bone and butt end for the meat. a mirepoix of carrots celery and onion (i like these to disappear in a good soup), a large can of whole plum tomatoes plus sauce, bay leaves, and a good quantity of mom’s favorite “northern lights” spice mix. might be the best bean soup i have EVER made.

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