The most exciting news of all: My dear friend received the phone call that a kidney was available. She is in surgery right now! Father, THANK YOU for this but also I pray for the dear family that lost a loved one but was thoughtful enough to donate their family member's kidney.
Tonight was a lazy night. It is what I call my "poor man's dinner". I made a pot of pinto beans with a stick of butter in it. I also made a big pan of cornbread. My parents had to raise seven children so money was scarce. We had pinto beans A LOT! I have always been told you have to soak the beans the night before or you will never be able to cook them. Not true. I sorted and washed my beans this morning around 10:00 am. I put them in a large pot and brought them to a boil, put a lid on it and turned the heat down to low. They simmered for three hours and then they were fork tender! It was awesome. I let them simmer the rest of the day and threw in a stick of butter about 30 minutes before we ate them.
I know that cornbread is a very subjective thing. People make it so many different ways. My prefered method is putting an entire can of drained corn in it. I also throw in a very healthy pinch of sugar. Other than that, I pretty much follow the recipe on the side of the Jiffy box. I love my cornbread. The real corn keeps it nice and moist....oh yeah, and I also melt a stick of butter in the bottom of the pan before pouring in the cornbread batter. It is sooooo yummy. I wonder what your favorite way is to make cornbread? Let me know! I would love to hear new ideas!
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