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In article <yLxHj.18827$_a5.3345@fe95>, says...
> Winter is not quite ready to release his wintery grip, so it's a blustery
> and chilly day. To combat such stubborness, I'm cooking up a pot of hearty
> ham and beans.
>
> Mom bought this huge spriral ham for Easter and promptly forgot it. I
> didn't! I horded it away and finally parceled it up into vac-pacs in the
> freezer. I took the good meat off the bone and chopped it up and put the
> bone in to boil, last night (this is one of the times boiling is a good thing!). I
> boiled it down for 3 hrs and then put the broth out on the deck to chill,
> overnight. I skimmed the broth.
>
> Now, the beans are on the boil. No overnight soak or any of that nonsense.
> Water + beans + heat. I'll add one clove of garlic, one chopped white
> onion, and a hand full of minced carrots. S&P to taste. It will be
> nirvana!
>
> (oh wait...... where's some cornmeal for cornbread?)
>
> nb
>

Today I made rosemary mashed potatoes, a meatloaf recipe I'd gotten off
epicurous.com, and some grean beans.

I had to skip the ground veal in the meatloaf because I couldn't fine
any, plus I made three times the amount because leftover meatloaf is one
of my favorites.

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/230136