Nov 01 2014
We woke up this am with snow covered grass and roof tops!
That’s about two weeks early for this area. It was cold today 39 deg. but we
did have some sun this afternoon.
My wife gets her hair done every Saturday and I planned to
make some ham and bean soup. I had some leftover ham and cornbread from
yesterday’s meal to use. I also had some celery and carrots to use up; I always
have garlic and onions on hand.
The ham I had was probably about ¼ pound and with a cup of beans
and some veggies you can feed 4 to 6 people pretty cheap. I started making the
soup a little after lunch. I got it all together and on simmer until supper
time and the grandson stopped in. He had come to neighbors to play and they
were not home so he hung out with me for the afternoon and ate some lunch.
My wife got home and she played some scrabble with the
grandson. His Mom came to pick him up; she said she couldn’t eat since she had
a stomach ache. The grandson said he would try my bean soup and he liked it and
had seconds and some of the cornbread. After he ate they went home.
I fixed myself some of the soup with chopped raw onions and
hot sauce added, and a little dried chives on top for looks. I thought it was
pretty good bean soup along with some buttered cornbread it hit the spot!
I told the wife I didn’t have much but the bean soup and she
could go out to get something. She said she was too tired and would try the
bean soup since she did want the cornbread. She took a bite and said boy that’s
good! I’ll be darned after 30 plus years cooking for her I finally made some
bean soup that she liked!
I think one reason she liked it was the yellow eyed beans,
they are pretty mild tasting and not as starchy as most beans. I had just
thrown the soup together without a recipe. I figured if both she and the
grandson liked it I better write the recipe down while I can remember it.
I have never seen the yellow eyed beans around here at the
groceries and bought these from Amazon. The only bean I think might be a good
substitute is white cannellini beans.
Ingredients
The beans
The ham
Browning the ham bone
Veggies sauted and seasoning added
Flour added and deglazing w/chicken broth
All in and ready to simmer a few hours
My supper
That looks so warm and comforting!
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