Renewed focus: the (less-than?) five-year plan to move

South_coast

Ahh, that'll be the one I got screened out of when I said I wouldn't be watching it, then 🤣

themadvix

It really annoyed me - I’m sure I’m not the only one whohadn’t caught up yet in this day and age… it’s so rare we watch anything that is broadcast these days, so it would be nice not to have it spoilt!

Greying_Pilgrim

tmv - would you use the jarred beans again? I've just eaten the leftovers of last night's soup and the beans held up to reheating, so they are definitely a….. better? different? product to tinned beans. I bought some butter beans today, to try in a dish I've seen a recipe for on the MrL app. I got the 55p jars - m&$ also do a large jar of giant butter beans, very reminiscent of the b0ld beans presentation. I'm doing a low cost trial of the recipe - if it works, I might use 'fresh' gnocchi and would consider using either type of M&$ jarred bean. They do lentils too, but I haven't seen any in stock where I've shopped - but I'd like to try them in a more 'salad' type dish.

Car picnics and trips to France - mmmmm, love hanging out at your thread 😁👍

Greying X

themadvix

@Greying_Pilgrim Nothing against the beans and it's interesting and good to know that they held up to reheating, but as they aren't organic, they wouldn't be my first choice (but that's very much my personal preference) - but they were tasty and perfectly cooked. Generally I stick to dried beans anyway, both for storage space reasons and value for money (given that cooking in the IP is pretty economical and we generate our own power). Bold beans are delicious (bizarrely I've been given them by a friend of mum's who gets them as donation for the foodbank, but they don't give them out as people won't take them/use them 😢) - there's definitely something about jarred beans that is a cut above tinned ones… I wonder why that is?

Heads to GP's thread to investigate this yummy sounding recipe….

Greying_Pilgrim

Ah yes of course - I'm not sure that the m&$ jars have any organic 🤔 Are b0ld beans organic? I've never really studied them - I'm afraid I've been put off by the price point. Yes, I agree with you totally about the cooking of dried beans. I took a leap of faith over 15 years ago that a pressure cooker would pay for itself over again if I bought it - primarily for the cooking up of dried beans. Natch, now I've got it, I cook all sorts of things in it, but it's paid for itself as a bean cooker alone. I just wish we had access to the range of dried beans (in supermercados) that they seem to have in the US. As the m&$ offering are currently only slightly dearer than tinned beans, I will continue to have a jar or two of one of beans in the cupboard. Much like I have an "emergency" tin of baked beans or two.

I don't know if you have seen it, but I posted the MrL butter bean recipe on my thread for you. It is NOT called the same name on the app, but it is the same recipe. HERE is the link. This smoky butter bean and kale recipe sounds good too - simple and with ingredients you might have.

Greying X

South_coast

Ooh, thanks Greying. Even if Vix doesn't fancy them, I think I will 😋!

themadvix

Thanks @Greying_Pilgrim for the recipe - I'd searched and seen that, but you'd mentioned a bake (I think - or my mind just went there!) - still looks lovely though and will give it a try. Bold beans do come in organic, but the ones I've had have just been normal. They are pricey though. The problem with me having an emergency jar in the cupboard is that it will get used in preference to the dry stuff 🙄 (a bit like why we don't have 'emergency tinned food supplies' - I know if I buy stuff I'd actually want to eat, it'll just niggle in my head that it's there and we could eat it and then would eat it…). Hodmedods do a wide variety of UK-grown beans (albeit not cheap) and Whole Foods Online have a wide choice too (again not cheap as mostly (if not all) organic) - but maybe worth it for a bulk buy or if there's something you specifically want to try.

themadvix

Oooh.. just clicked on the smoky butter bean recipe - we were going to have gigantes plaki (without basil) tonight to finish up some passata…. but this sounds waaaay tastier and I have all the ingredients (and will be forced to get to the allotment for some kale).

Greying_Pilgrim

Sorry for the confusion tmv - not my intention, although it wasn't called MMBB on the app either, so I wouldn't have got to it, had it not automatically popped up with the same pic. I did check the ingredients were the same before posting. Glad you like the look of the recipe at least 🤗

Oooooohhh - edited to add - they have changed the name on the app now - are you reading here MrL???? 🤣

Greying X

themadvix

😂😂 Heaven help them if they are!