#fixaheadmeal

Trout Bean Soup

No fish here, just red spotted dried beans cooked into a stick to your ribs hearty bean soup. Throw the ingredients together. Set your soup pot on simmer. Do your weekend household chores (ugh!). Then sit down to the reward of a tasty, healthy meal. You've taken good care of yourself - good job!

1 T. olive oil

1 lg. onion, chopped

2 t. garlic powder

2 t. chili powder

1 t. oregano, dried

1 t. cumin, ground

8 c. water

2 - 3 c. vegetable broth

1 c. dried trout beans or the dried bean of your choice

2 lg. carrots, chopped

2 c. frozen corn

dash salt/pepper

In a large soup pot, saute onion. Add garlic, chili powder, oregano, cumin, water, vegetable broth and beans. Bring to a boil, then turn down to simmer for 1 1/2 - 2 hrs. until beans are tender. Add carrots, corn, salt and pepper. Simmer until carrots are tender - serve and enjoy!

I found these trout beans at my local discount grocers bulk bin. Any medium sized dry beans will work - pinto, kidney, maycoba, Great Northern.

When I'm not simmering soup and doing a-lick-and-a-promise housecleaning job, I'm sewing lace trimmed cotton aprons made from recycled fabric for my online shop - www.etsy.com/shop/topdrawerthreads .

Or I'm admiring the pattern variegated yarn makes on the latest crocheted scarf for my other shop - www.etsy.com/shop/topdraweryarns .

My daughter's and friend have an online shop - www.etsy.com/shop/yesdesigns - where they hand make and sell cotton pocket rainbow stars knickers, great as part of your festival costume.

Umami Spinach Frittata

This turned out so well with little skill involved on my part, little clean up too - to be honest.  After 30 min. in the oven, triumphantly pull this out of the oven smelling fragrantly of melted cheese and caramelized onions with a hint of garlic.

9 large eggs, whisked

2 T. milk

1 1/2 t. Umami seasoning

2 T.  oil

1 med. onion, chopped

1 clove garlic, minced

1/2 bunch spinach, chopped

1 tomato, chopped coarsely

1 c. Jarlesberg cheese, coarse grated

1/2 c. goat cheese, crumbled

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Grease large baking dish.  In a spouted mixing bowl, whisk together milk, eggs, and umami seasoning - set aside. In a large fry pan, caramelize onion in oil add in garlic just at the last.  In a large greased baking dish, layer spinach across bottom.  Layer in onion mixture and tomatoes - cheeses dabbed on top then pour eggs over all coating everything.  Bake 20 - 30 min. until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean.

When I’m not pulling out a baked dinner that I actually remembered to retrieve from the oven before it became a burnt offering, I’m sewing cotton pocket wrap around aprons for my online shops - www.etsy.com/shop/topdrawerthreads and www.amazon.com/handmade/topdrawerthreads .

Or I’m merrily knitting stocking caps using double and triple strands of yarn from upcycled recycled yarn for my other shop - www.etsy.com/shop/topdraweryarns .

My daughter’s have an online shop - www.etsy.com/shop/yesdesigns - where they design and sew cotton pocket knickers for kicking up your heels in.

My older daughter has an online shop - www.etsy.com/shop/wildwovenwomen - where she works upcycled recycled yarns into brightly rainbow striped afghans and throws.