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Lentil and carrot salad is awesome. It lasts days and days. And it's full of carrots and lentils!
I also made the san franciscano beans in the crock pot with just salted water. Then I sprinkle them with some cheese on top of some tortilla chips. Put in the toaster oven for a few minutes and then sprinkle with chopped lettuce. It works out really nicely. Not as convenient as the lentil & carrot salad though.
I kept some of the bean water and I am debating seeing if I can turn it into meringue like you can with garbanzo bean water. How weird would that be?
These beans are cooking up easily. Still skipping the soaking. I have about half a pound of prepared beans left, and 2 lbs of dried beans.
I may have to pause the bean experiments though because my daughter says she misses biscuits and gravy. Biscuits are no problem but my husband made the gravy. I guess between the two of us we can figure it out. But I envision a lot of X-and-mediocre-gravy meals until we get it dialed in.
I love beans, but I live in an area with incredibly hard water. So far the only option I've found is to use water from the store if I don't want leather-skinned beans. Baking soda works, but it messes with the flavor and texture.
Does anybody here have a better solution?
The bean club folks on Facebook suggest cooking the beans in a pressure cooker (most seem to use the instant pot) to deal with hard water if you don't want to use store bought water. Maybe give that a try?
I think some of us are also just sensitive to the taste of baking soda. There are some candies that use baking soda and I find them inedible. Baking soda biscuits are ok, I think the salt helps moderate the taste.
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