SNOW SNOW SNOW

I sure was hoping for ALOT more snow than actually fell. From the weather forecasters you would have thought we would need a snow plow just to get out of our driveway!! I had visions of snow cream, sledding, snowman building and hot chocolate dancing in my head!!

Less than 1 inch has fallen so far but all of the school systems went on and cancelled school for today ( just in case) last night around 6 pm. (If anyone from the north is reading this I will give you a minute to get up off the floor from laughter.) Since there IS snow on the roads and some places are very slick they have not let school out for tomorrow as of yet ( makes a lot of sense to me!! ) No snow….School out Snow…School in ( I am 42 years old and have been out of school for longer than I want to remember…why do I get so excited about the prediction of snow and school closing?)

I went to the grocery store yesterday and brought in enough food that I do not have to leave for a week. Being a hermit wannabe, this is right up my alley.

I love these kind of days when it is snowing , my child is out of school and it is just a lazy kind of day. I also like to be lazy on these kind of days so I usually take some short cuts for supper…so here goes my short cut !!! I love this soup as does anyone I have served it to…very yummy..filling and most of all …Easy for the Cook!!! and it makes left overs so Easy for lunch the next day. Hope you are staying warm..and hope you enjoy this recipe!!

You will need to go to the dry bean aisle of your grocery store . Look for the Cajun 15 Bean Soup by HamBeens. My friend Bria said she has bought this many times for art and craft projects but has never actually cooked the beans…They are all different colors, shapes and sizes so buy two bags…cook one and make an art project with the other while you are waiting on supper…Anyway, back to the bean shopping…

On the back of the bag it has the recipe. Make sure it is the Cajun one. I have never tried just the 15 bean soup…I am sure it is good but love the Cajun seasonings.

You will also need 1 can 14.5 ounce of stewed tomatoes. 1 lemon, 2 cloves of garlic and 1 package of sweet or mild Italian sausage. ( Now the bag says 1 large chopped onion too but my husband is allergic to onions so we have to forgo anything with onions but by all means throw in an onion if possible!!! )

I start my beans mid day with 3 quarts of water and let them boil on high for about 10 minutes. I cut the heat back to medium, cover the stock pot and let them cook for about 2-3 hours..( make sure you keep adding water as needed and stir every once in a while so your beans don’t stick ..there ain’t nothin’ worse than a stuck bean) After 2-3 hours I add a 14.5 can of stewed tomatoes, 2 cloves of minced garlic, juice of 1 lemon.

I buy the mild Italian sausage in the meat aisle of the grocery. It is the kind with casings so make sure you remove this before cooking. I break the sausage into bite size pieces and cook the pieces until brown. I drain the fat and add the sausage and seasoning packet to the soup. I let this cook on medium for another 1 hour or so. If I get to take a nap I let it cook on!!!

I serve this with cornbread . I hope you enjoy this very easy, very yummy soup

And remember Never Trust a Skinny Cook,

Kathy

P.S. They just announced school is out for tomorrow ( this means another easy recipe)