Fun and tasty recipe #1

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So this is a pretty tasty way to take off the chill. I suspect it would taste better cooked on a wood-burning stove, but what doesn't?

Tasty 2-Bean Soup
In large-ish pot, combine 1 bag frozen lima beans with 1 can cream-style navy beans (I used Blue Runner, 'cos that's the best)

Add water. Bring to boil.

While water is boiling, fry up some sausage (I expect it would work as well or better with ham, but I had sausage). Crumble the sausage, dump it in the pot. Turn stove down from "really really hot" to "fairly hot" Add salt and pepper.

THIS IS THE IMPORTANT PART: Resist mightily any urge to improve with bourbon, vodka, tequila, or that really crappy red wine that's left over from last night's chicken parm. Beer might be OK, I haven't tried it yet.

Cook for about 2 chapters. If it doesn't look thick enough in the last five minutes or so, throw in a handful of oatmeal.

Serve in oversized coffee mugs, eat while sitting in front of large picture window watching really serious rainstorm.