Lessons from a Bean-Cooking INTROVERT

Stay home and cook beans.

I ran away from home as a teen and learned to cook beans and rice in a pressure cooker. Life got better from there. I've never stopped my love of cooking, eating + sharing beans. I've lived through 4 recessions so far. My cupboard is always stocked with bags of beans rice masa and bread flour.

Step 1. rinse beans.

2. Soak beans overnight.

or 3. boil them covered in water at least an inch or 2 for 3 minutes and let them soak for an hour
Then you can cook them!

4. Let them simmer them on the stove for 2 hours (stick around so the pot doesn't burn). Add a TBSP of olive oil. Add Adobo and Kosher salt. Enjoy!

*Instant pot method: rinse beans, cover beans in water add TBSP Olive oil cook for an hour. Then add Adobo or salt. Enjoy!

*Soak overnight and put in Instant pot the next day with water and TBSP Olive oil. Cook for 18 minutes in instant pot or pressure cooker. (don't forget the olive oil, it prevents clogging of the pressure cooker/ instant pot) Then when done let is have a natural release.