"Tommy Joe" > wrote
> Thanks for that. I saw humor in your response though, some of
> the expressions you used, a splash of cider vinegar, cooked down slow
> and velvety, with a sprinkle of cheddar.

I may have been hungry when I posted. Plus, black beans are a major fav of
mine, prepared that way.

I have done a lot of cheap
> cooking in my time, but I sort of grew into making one-pot meals, not
> always necessarily cooked, so all nutrition can be had in one
> sitting. That's why I like the chicken pasta salad with tons of
> veggies that don't get in the way, also soups and stews.

I like these too, particularly with braised beef, as in beef stew and soup.
I don't think I would care for poached chicken, though. But who knows.