If you want to give the chili verde a different flavor, put the jalapenos in the broiler until the skin starts to bubble before boiling them.

I leave them in the broiler until the skin is almost peeled off to give the verde a stronger flavor.

Oh dear.  My "Okie" ancesters would have a heart attack at the title "Pinto Beans" from that recipe above.  While it sounds deeeelicious, it's a recipe for Chili Beans made with pinto beans.  Cumin is that wonderful spice that gives chili it's distinct taste.

The only thing added to a good old pot of pinto beans would be some fat back (I use a couple of bacon strips), salt, and maybe a hint of garlic toward the end of cooking.  Some people put a tad of sugar in bt personally I never cared for that.

As for the recipe above...thank you for posting it.  I'll use it for the next pot luck at work..they love it when I bring beans and that sounds really good.  Also, it has the things I usually have around the house which makes it even better.

Jane..I LOVE the recipe posts...keep them coming.  I don't cook a lot anymore but love sharing recipes.

We also called them "brown beans" when I was growing up.  Brown beans with cornbread and fried potatoes.   Ummm

The beans were simmered for several hours with  ham hock,  salt pork or bacon.

Audrey, I gotta admit that you and I some of the few here who really know what a "feast" is.  lol.  When we were kids that was standard "supper" fare...now it's a real treat.  The closest to finding beans that taste like home cooked is at Pollo Loco but they are ex-pensive.  Almost 2 bucks for a little bitty carton.  A bag of beans is so cheap and easy to make up a potful but we miss out of some fine eating these days.  Not to mention they are high in fiber and other goodies the docs tell us we should have.

Oh ...and the potatoes were fried up in grease from the "drippins" can and it also went into the cornbread.  I remember my dad saying all they had for school lunch was a couple of biscuits smeared with bacon fat from the "can" and maybe some jelly.

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NancyII I'm lost how can we compare the 2 posting?  They are both completely different.

Nah Jane..it was just to show where priorities lie.  Some would rather fight..some would rather eat.  Me?  I like to talk about food and would like to see that topic generate as many comments as politics.   ;-)

I just find it interesting sometimes to see what people like to read about.  The fact that the posts are about different things is the point.

wwwww... for a moment there... I was lost in the translation.

Food is always a great topic for me!  But I read all the banter back and forth.  Then I call my Dad to discuss it all... LOL

OKIE-STYLE PINTO BEANS?

I'd really love to see a recipe for an old fashioned pot of pinto beans. My husband's mother used to cook pinto beans all the time and I've been trying to replicate the recipe for almost 20 years. So far, all I know is that her recipe had 3 bay leaves, some sugar, chili powder, salt, pepper and maybe garlic powder. I've tried ham hocks, salt pork, bacon and even lard once. I've made them with onions and without and with tomato sauce. So far, I'm batting ZERO here! So I need your help. Just what is the right recipe for a simple pot of pinto beans with the creamy texture in the sauce? Does anyone out there know? (We just ordered a pressure cooker just in case the secret is that the beans are cooked in one of those! )

Thank you!

Annie