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Last weekend I attended a mini retreat for writers and bloggers. It was held at a desert ranch, a quiet place to think, take photos, listen to birds, and write.What is your description of a retreat? Quiet place, a chance to do things you don’t usually have time for, or what comes to your mind? The three-day event inspired us to write. We grilled. Ate. Wrote. Three of us were food bloggers. But we didn’t blog. No wifi – no blogging. Instead, we had fun with words, poetry, allowing nature to inspire us. A retreat away from deadlines and computers. I guess you can tell,Read More →

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4-Hour and 10-Hour Slow Cooker Charro Beans There are some days just a pot of beans and cornbread sound good. Rainy days. Chilly days. Spring days. Penny-pinching days. Beans are inexpensive, and they are nutritious. Good for the whole family. Good for babies learning to eat table food. A family can cut grocery expenses and calories easily by eating beans often and growing a vegetable and herb garden. Beans and vegetables combined make a hearty and nutritious meal. The kind of beans my family ate a lot of was green beans. My dad could eat them for every meal. I’m surprised that I still likeRead More →

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Pinto beans and cornbread sounds like an easy enough meal to make in a crockpot. Right? You have to let the beans soak for hours, so why not let them soak in a crockpot on low. Sounds pretty reasonable to me. I like pinto beans (and the price of them) but tend not to think about soaking them ahead of time. I looked on Pinterest to get an idea of cooking pinto beans in the slow cooker, found a recipe that looked fairly easy, and sort of followed it. The recipe said to cook it on high for so long then on low. Well, I’mRead More →