Easy Black Bean Soup
- 3 cups Water
- 2 cans Black Beans
- 2 Stalks celery, chopped
- 1 Onion, chopped
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- 2 Cloves Garlic
- 1 tbsp Fresh Ginger, chopped fine
- Black pepper to taste
Heat oil in skillet. Saute onion until tender (5 min?). Add Celery, garlic, ginger — cook 1-2 mins more to release flavors. Add everything else and simmer 30 mins or so to mix flavors and thicken a little.
Cabbage Creole
Brown onion and bell pepper. Cut up cabbage. Add all ingredients and simmer for 30-40 minutes.
Baked Beans
Drain butter and kidney beans. Mix beans, spices, ketchup and sugar. Brown bacon pieces, then fry onions until golden brown. Fold bacon and onions into beans. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour, uncover the last 20 minutes. Decorate beans with remaining bacon arranged on top.










