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I wanted to make beans (from scratch) to go with ribs tonight, and went through my refrigerator and came up with the strangest combination ever which was surprisingly delicious! I was making roasted beets to bring my youngest daughter for her birthday (my husband & daughters love them but none of my grandkids do), so I chopped up the stems and fresh greens from those beets. I had some 100% cranberry juice left, so I used that in addition to the water in the pot (along with about 1 TB of balsamic vinegar). And a couple of little "Cutie" tangerines left from the bag, so I slivered those up (peel and all) and threw them in too. Ok, so might as well put a TB or so my fresh Brandy Cranberry Macadamia Nut Relish in there too then! (the more cranberry the better!)
For herbs, I used marjoram and sage ~ for spices I used some cracked red pepper and smoked paprika (plus ground Pink Himalayan salt). I only had a handful or so of dry pinto beans, so put in another couple of handfuls of dry navy beans.
These are actually very HEALTHY too. Beans for fiber & protein * CRANBERRIES for a healthy bladder (helps prevent infections) and Vitamin C * TANGERINES for Vitamin C * BEETS & GREENS for a healthy heart and aids in lowering blood pressure. Note that there's no added sugar in here ~ and just about 2-3 tsp. coarse ground salt. Just be sure to use 100% cranberry juice (and not something that's sweet & only about 10% juice).
The little pops of citrus from the tangerine peel was SO good in here (and you can see them in the beans). No amounts are "set in stone" ~ and the ingredients are just what I used, so add or subtract what you have (or like), but the tangerines should definitely stay!
For herbs, I used marjoram and sage ~ for spices I used some cracked red pepper and smoked paprika (plus ground Pink Himalayan salt). I only had a handful or so of dry pinto beans, so put in another couple of handfuls of dry navy beans.
These are actually very HEALTHY too. Beans for fiber & protein * CRANBERRIES for a healthy bladder (helps prevent infections) and Vitamin C * TANGERINES for Vitamin C * BEETS & GREENS for a healthy heart and aids in lowering blood pressure. Note that there's no added sugar in here ~ and just about 2-3 tsp. coarse ground salt. Just be sure to use 100% cranberry juice (and not something that's sweet & only about 10% juice).
The little pops of citrus from the tangerine peel was SO good in here (and you can see them in the beans). No amounts are "set in stone" ~ and the ingredients are just what I used, so add or subtract what you have (or like), but the tangerines should definitely stay!
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