Some of you know may know that I recently held a RS enrichment/activity night called a Bean Cuisine. Forty RS sisters came to my house and we tasted some delicious bean dishes.
As a preparedness specialist, I felt the desire to encourage the Sisters to cook and use Mr. Bean more in their daily diets and not wait till "crunch time".
I think we all know that it is better to cook , get used to and rotate our long term food storage. Yes, it lasts 30 years, but so much wiser to rotate these foods into our daily diets, keep the supply fresh and let our bodies get used to them.
I 'm glad I made myself practice and get ready for this night, because I can honestly say now, that I'm not as afraid to cook a bean! Beans are so healthy for you, and versatile and delicious.
Oh, I know you're worried about the toots. Well, did you know that if you rinse your soak water, you'll get rid of alot of that! So...no excuses.
The hardest thing about Mr. Bean is that he is not a fast food. You do have to think ahead. But if you think ahead and cook him once, you can eat it twice, refried beans, or throw some whole in to your burrito). They also freeze very well.
I was especially glad to learn that bean puree can be used as a substitute for fat in some recipes. I have a fabulous bean blueberry muffin recipe.
If any of you would like the recipes we sampled that night, you can e mail me.
