Beans, Peas and Cornbread fit for MY king Tracy!

I LOVE

the thrift of taking dried beans or peas and cooking them all afternoon and have it turn into a YUMMY dinner! Even more, I am grateful that 2 of Tracy's favorite meals

to eat are Beans and hamhocks and Split Pea Soup!

We had Beans and hamhocks last week and we had Split Pea Soup tonight with yummy Cornbread!

Sometimes, I think we should have been born in Pioneer days because some of our most filling dinners are "Simple foods" such as peas, beans, soups and homemade bread.

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Pinto Beans and Ham hocks

4 cups pinto beans washed and cleaned soak these overnight
Drain off water and add in clean water and fill pan 3/4's full.

Cook beans for 1 to 2 hours until tender
Then add in:
Ham hocks (OR chopped ham)
1 large onion chopped
1-2 cloves garlic minced
Cook for 2-3 more hours until really tender and thick.

SALT and PEPPER to taste!

Great served with cottage cheese and hot pepper sauce!

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How frugal is this meal?
Well the pinto beans cost $1.12
the Ham hocks were .50
the onions were .29
the garlic was .02
SOUP cost: $1.93

Cottage Cheese $1.00
Total cost--$2.93 (with cottage cheese)
This fed 4 people 1 dinner and 3 people 1 lunch!!

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Green Split Pea Soup

Ham hock (OR 1/2 cup chopped ham)
8 cups water
1-1/4 cups green split peas
1 large onion chopped
1 clove garlic minced
2 cups diced carrots
1 or 2 potatoes diced
(salt and pepper to taste)

Combine water and peas in a large pot and bring to a boil. Add in ham hock and simmer gently for 1 hour. Add in onions, garlic, carrots, potatoes and salt and pepper to taste. Simmer gently for 1 more hour until peas are tender and soup is really thick.

YUMMY! Great with a dollop of cottage cheese,

hot pepper sauce and not to forget "Corn Bread"!

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How frugal is this meal?
Split Peas cost---.68
Ham hocks were---.50
onion/garlic---.31
carrots/potatoes---.30
Total Cost--$1.79

(if you add in cottage cheese it will add another $1.00 to the total)

This fed 4 people 1 dinner and 3 people 1 lunch!!

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Sweet Corn Bread
½ cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
¾ cup cornmeal
1 ¾ cup flour
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp. Salt
1 ½ cups milk (I use powdered milk)

Cream butter and sugar.
Add eggs and stir.
Add cornmeal.

Sift dry ingredients and add alternatively with milk.
Put in greased 9x9 pan. Bake 350* for 45 minutes.

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This is WONDERFUL and tasty
and kids and dads don’t seem to mind eating soup or a “bean” dish
if they have yummy cornbread to eat.
YUMMY and one of Jades favorites!