Comments on: Adventures in Frugal Cooking http://www.penny-saved.com/2007/11/20/adventures-in-frugal-cooking/ Personal Finance and Wealth by the Penny Sat, 17 May 2008 21:39:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: sally http://www.penny-saved.com/2007/11/20/adventures-in-frugal-cooking/#comment-8774 sally Sun, 02 Dec 2007 04:09:22 +0000 http://www.penny-saved.com/2007/11/20/adventures-in-frugal-cooking/#comment-8774 Thank you for the link! Thank you for the link!

]]> By: Susy http://www.penny-saved.com/2007/11/20/adventures-in-frugal-cooking/#comment-8621 Susy Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:39:55 +0000 http://www.penny-saved.com/2007/11/20/adventures-in-frugal-cooking/#comment-8621 I always soak my beans overnight, but not in the fridge. Plus I cook them longer than called for, I like my beans well cooked. Just keep cooking them till you like them. I've also read not to add salt or tomatoes till the beans are fully cooked. Here's a page from cookinglight.com that has directions on cooking dried beans. They always have very informative articles in their cooking class section. http://www.cookinglight.com/cooking/cs/allabout/package/0,14343,1665468,00.html I always soak my beans overnight, but not in the fridge. Plus I cook them longer than called for, I like my beans well cooked. Just keep cooking them till you like them. I’ve also read not to add salt or tomatoes till the beans are fully cooked. Here’s a page from cookinglight.com that has directions on cooking dried beans. They always have very informative articles in their cooking class section.

http://www.cookinglight.com/cooking/cs/allabout/package/0,14343,1665468,00.html

]]> By: sally http://www.penny-saved.com/2007/11/20/adventures-in-frugal-cooking/#comment-7959 sally Wed, 21 Nov 2007 02:58:27 +0000 http://www.penny-saved.com/2007/11/20/adventures-in-frugal-cooking/#comment-7959 Thank you for the tip about the vinegar! See, the thing is, I don't have a crock pot. And leaving the beans out cooking all night on our somewhat unreliable gas stove just seems unwise. ^__^ Maybe just letting them stew for a whole Saturday or Sunday while I'm home would work? Thank you for the tip about the vinegar!

See, the thing is, I don’t have a crock pot. And leaving the beans out cooking all night on our somewhat unreliable gas stove just seems unwise. ^__^ Maybe just letting them stew for a whole Saturday or Sunday while I’m home would work?

]]> By: Dianna http://www.penny-saved.com/2007/11/20/adventures-in-frugal-cooking/#comment-7952 Dianna Wed, 21 Nov 2007 02:13:20 +0000 http://www.penny-saved.com/2007/11/20/adventures-in-frugal-cooking/#comment-7952 I never soak beans anymore. I cook them in the crockpot and add about a tablespoon of vinegar at the beginning of the process. My grandmother told me that this breaks down the fibers in the beans. I put them on high when I'm ready to go to bed; I usually have to get up once in the night and add hot water so they don't burn. They're usually ready to go by the next morning, but if they need to be cooked a little more, then I just set them on low at that point. I never soak beans anymore. I cook them in the crockpot and add about a tablespoon of vinegar at the beginning of the process. My grandmother told me that this breaks down the fibers in the beans. I put them on high when I’m ready to go to bed; I usually have to get up once in the night and add hot water so they don’t burn. They’re usually ready to go by the next morning, but if they need to be cooked a little more, then I just set them on low at that point.

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