You know, we’re all cost conscious these days, and one way to cut grocery costs is to get some dry beans.  Beans are a fantastic source of protein, fiber, and minerals.  There are all kinds of ways to use them in soups, salads or other dishes, and I’ll let you know about a wonderful bean cookbook below.  For now though, I thought a good little lesson on the basics of cooking beans would be a good idea.

            Seems like you can’t mention beans without somebody making a joke about them being the musical fruit or some such silliness.  Well, there’s a very simple way to cook dry beans so you don’t have that—er—windy problem.  It’s a little more involved than popping that frozen dinner in the microwave, but it’s simple and well worth doing.  In a nutshell, all you have to do is soak, drain, and boil.  That’s how the bubbly young couple in the video here simplify it.  Take two and a half minutes to see their little teaching session by clicking on the video below.

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