yesterday i was in the grocery store and i couldn't think of anything to make for dinner, so i called adam. he said he had a big lunch and would like to just eat soup. since i was going to be home all day and i can't sit at home all day without the strong urge to cook something, i decided to take advantage and make something that i knew he wouldn't like. i picked up a large bag of dried pinto beans and a head of green cabbage and headed home.
i rinsed the beans and picked over them to take out the bad ones. dumped them into a large pot and added lots of water(cover the beans at least one inch and plan to add more while they cook). i added vegetable oil, kosher salt and i also grated in 3 cloves of garlic. i brought it to a boil, covered and simmered for hours (? i have no idea really how long i cooked them. maybe 3 hours or so). you have to keep adding water (and i keep adding salt because i am afraid of food not having flavor) and keep stirring them occasionally.
i already had a box mix of cornbread in the cabinet that i picked up at trader joe's a few weeks ago. i heard that it was really good, but i didn't have a reason to make it until yesterday. YUM! it is just the way i like it, sweet and sticky. of course, i can't follow a recipe so instead of adding the half cup of oil that the box calls for, i added a stick of melted butter. i don't think i'll ever make cornbread any other way.
then i chopped up the cabbage and added it to a pan with just a little water, oil, salt and pepper. cabbage wilts down like spinach, but you can eat it before it wilts all the way. not me though, i like it cooked to death.
to me this is a real comfort meal, but i guess adam had comfort meal too. he made tomato soup and a grilled cheese with the 5th loaf of bread that i also made yesterday.
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