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42. Had it for dinner last night

Thu Mar 26, 2020, 10:28 PM

Mar 2020

red beans and rice, that is - the last of a batch made a few months ago and frozen.

Haven't been in a store in over two weeks: last went shopping the week before the shutdown since I was having minor surgery and wanted to have supplies on hand. I usually keep a supply of dried beans on hand (navy, black, pinto, garbanzos, red and brown lentils and the occasional Rancho Gordo package), as well as cans of refried beans. There are also some bags of speckled lima beans and fava beans (homegrown!) in the freezer. But we try to eat beans at least once a week.

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I can't believe a run on dried beans. [View all] Goodheart Mar 2020 OP

Maybe they all have Instant Pots--no presoaking and rapid cooking. hlthe2b Mar 2020 #1

That's me! get the red out Mar 2020 #9

Me too. Though I could have purchased more I think. hlthe2b Mar 2020 #10

I keep a fairly good stock of dried beans MissB Mar 2020 #23

Thank you for introducing this geezer to Hoppin John nt PufPuf23 Mar 2020 #32

That's what I use to cook dried beans. Kaleva Mar 2020 #41

I love my instant pot customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #45

I hear you...... NT enough Mar 2020 #2

They'll be back. Most people will not buy them again. marybourg Mar 2020 #3

LOL. So true. Goodheart Mar 2020 #4

Anasazi beans are GREAT! Drahthaardogs Mar 2020 #5

I haven't had them in a while get the red out Mar 2020 #12

I buy 25 lbs every late summer Drahthaardogs Mar 2020 #18

Go ahead post your best bean recipe Botany Mar 2020 #6

Well, as I'm from New Orleans, it's just our traditional red beans and rice Goodheart Mar 2020 #14

Red beans and rice is good stuff. Mariana Mar 2020 #19

Had it for dinner last night Retrograde Mar 2020 #42

Spanish bean soup MissB Mar 2020 #26

Sickest I've ever been is when I ate a bunch of dried pinto beans cooked 10 minutes. Hoyt Mar 2020 #7

Letting them swell up in your intestines is not a good thing. gibraltar72 Mar 2020 #8

If there are shortages... kentuck Mar 2020 #11

In regard to beans.. OhioChick Mar 2020 #13

We love that soup! happybird Mar 2020 #52

There is a reason rice and beans are almost always part of a poor man's diet. Grammy23 Mar 2020 #15

Red beans and rice and greens. Poverty food, and damned good. nolabear Mar 2020 #35

Beans and rice combine for complete proteins. Mosby Mar 2020 #48

Aha! Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2020 #16

You can also provide a little home heating if Steelrolled Mar 2020 #20

That gas goes away as your gut adapts. hunter Mar 2020 #36

oligosaccharides still exist in beans Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2020 #37

Yes they do, as do gut bacteria that break these down without so much gas. hunter Mar 2020 #40

I've been eating beans for years (yum) but I still get the walking farts.. embarrassing... mitch96 Mar 2020 #49

My local Walmart... WyattKansas Mar 2020 #17

I'm still scratching my head. demosincebirth Mar 2020 #34

I couldn't stand the idea of going vegan Wednesdays Mar 2020 #21

That's what I'm cooking tonight. drray23 Mar 2020 #22

Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Goodheart Mar 2020 #25

I wanted to make red beans and rice kimbutgar Mar 2020 #24

Yeah, I'm suspicious of that in my area, too. tanyev Mar 2020 #27

Fancy coffee customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #47

Oh I noticed that here weeks ago.. it was like WTF? anyway I found them... samnsara Mar 2020 #28

The only thing I have trouble believing is why it took so long RoadRunner Mar 2020 #29

I probably wouldn't be here today if not for pinto beans... kentuck Mar 2020 #43

We always have a fairly large supply of dried beans of various kinds. old guy Mar 2020 #30

Can't get the Garbanzo's or Yeast for that matter The empressof all Mar 2020 #31

Where to find 'fresh yeast' dlbell Mar 2020 #33

I'm going to try to get a sour dough starter going this week The empressof all Mar 2020 #57

"Can't get the Garbanzo's" mitch96 Mar 2020 #50

Yes...I do it with other beans but I'm a bit of a purist... The empressof all Mar 2020 #56

I'm fortunate to have a " international" store in town that caters to lots of different countrys mitch96 Mar 2020 #58

What's really going to happen is 4 months from now lots of people are going to have things... PoliticAverse Mar 2020 #38

i mainly used cheap supermarket bags. now i cannot find them. i have been alternating. pansypoo53219 Mar 2020 #39

There was a run on ice cream in my local Kroger. roamer65 Mar 2020 #44

I've been tempted to get a cart and grab a bunch of pickled beets... Sancho Mar 2020 #46

Oddly enough, there's plenty of fresh produce available. Goodheart Mar 2020 #51

You guys can have my share. Can't stand them and they don't like me either. Nt spooky3 Mar 2020 #53

Send them to me. :) Goodheart Mar 2020 #55

Finished up an old bag of Camellia brand baby limas today! Freethinker65 Mar 2020 #54