It's been a busy week here in Virginia. I've cleaned the pantry, cooked several meals, and today my boy turns three - thus party planning/crafting is in full swing.
On Sunday, we ate one of our favorite crock-pot meals, pinto beans and ham. We were still finishing up the Easter ham so this is what we did with the rest. It was a delicious after church meal.
Ingredients:
- 1 pkg. dry pinto beans
- 1 ham bone with whatever ham is left over
- Water
- Soak the dry beans (overnight if you want the meal to be ready for dinner the next day OR in my case, I soaked them all day Saturday so I could cook them overnight and have them for Sunday lunch)
- After approx 8 hours of soaking - drain the water. Put the beans and ham bone in the crock-pot and cover with fresh water. I usually put the water level about 2 inches above the beans.
- Cook on low for 8-10 hours or high for 6 hours.
It's that simple and it is so yummy! I served it with corn muffins. My mom and grandmother usually serve it with cornbread, slaw, and potatoes. Either way it's a great way to finish up the "holiday" ham.
Here are a few pictures of my other projects this week:
My pantry was a total mess and we had no idea what kind of food we had (and how much had expired). I literally pulled out every item, checked every date, threw away the old and organized the good. I spent $14 at the dollar tree on different containers and we now have a more functional pantry. I made labels for my new containers but I'm out of printer ink...so eventually my new boxed and baskets will have pretty blue labels on them too.
It was my turn to bring a casserole to MOPS, so off to Pinterest I went to find something new and yummy. Here's what I cooked - Cinnamon French Toast Bake. It was super yummy. If I find myself with several of the ingredients again, we will definitely be eating this at home - minus the pecans, of course.
Here's the link to the original recipe:
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