Start with 4 cups mixed beans. I used 1/2 cup each pinto beans, navy beans, red kidney beans, split peas, black beans, lima beans, black-eyed peas.
Place in a large pot and add water 3-4 times the amount of beans.
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Here's a hearty soup for the bean lovers to help get through the cold weather. Most bean soups only use one type of bean, but this one uses seven, which is kinda fun to see all those shapes and sizes and colors. Start with 4 cups mixed beans. I used 1/2 cup each pinto beans, navy beans, red kidney beans, split peas, black beans, lima beans, black-eyed peas. Place in a large pot and add water 3-4 times the amount of beans. Stir in 2 tablespoons salt, cover and soak overnight. Drain beans. Add 4 quarts (16 cups) water, ham bone, and 2 large onions, sliced. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to simmer, and cook for 2-3 hours. I used a leftover ham bone from the freezer (most likely an Easter ham), but you can also get one in the grocery. This step may also be done in a crock pot over 7-8 hours. Remove the ham bone and take meat off, cutting it into bite-size pieces. Add ham pieces, (2) 14.5-oz. cans diced tomatoes, 1 large red pepper (chopped), 1 clove garlic (minced), juice of 1 lemon, pinch of ginger, and salt and pepper to taste. Simmer until ready to serve. Makes 12-16 servings, and soup may be frozen. I think I ended up with (7) 16-oz. jars that I gave away or put in the freezer, but how much you end up with will depend on how much water you added initially. I had a corn muffin with mine with I thought complimented the soup very well.
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I remember the excitement of visiting the public library as a child. The magic and suspense of reading favorites like The Velvet Room and The Secret Garden tugged at my imagination. Biographies of George Washington Carver and Betsy Ross allowed me to see the lives of those who came before me and to appreciate their accomplishments. Poetry collections like my favorite The Tall Book of Poems, which I took with me on sleepovers, introduced me to a range of poetry where I could consider how the placement and rhythm of words affected your mood – sometimes bouncy, other times melancholy. Plus, I really loved the way that book felt in my small hands. My goal in writing children’s books, I think, is an attempt to recreate those feelings, those early years of reading books where everything seemed possible.
I received an M.F.A. in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Hamline University and won the Karen and Philip Cushman Late Bloomer Award from SCBWI. I worked as a Children's Librarian for 20 years and still prefer to read books written for young people. I have two Cavapoo dogs named Prince Albert and Daisy Wu, and a black kitten named Mortimer. I am married and split time between homes with my husband Rod in Dayton, OH and in Cadiz, KY where we enjoy our pontoon boat on Lake Barkley.
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