Howdy Ed, I've been AWOL learning my new camera, but I just read this post and and had to add that my DH made beans for labor day, too. He did his famous black bean chili. We all love it. Not hot, but real real savory on a bed of crushed tortillas.
I used to do a lot of home canning. I have 3 pressure cookers. They ALWAYS make me nervous. I have a healthy respect for them. My brother just recently had his rocker embed into his ceiling. What a freaking mess- chicken soup everywhere! He's lucky the rocker stem wasn't clogged. My Nanny (grandmother) had an accident when I was a babe. There was a hole in the ceiling for years!! Great tools but they demand you pay attention.
Hi Tela
Been missing ya. New camera are always fun.
Labor day beans are so appropriate.
That all my labors have amounted to
A hill of beans.
O well… better than no beans at all…mostly
Your pressure cooking experiences are interesting
As mentioned my interest in pressure cooking
Is borne from not having a stove
& cheap easy ways to make a meal
But it’s a considerable investment
For now my crock pot, the george foreman grill,
and the stone wave microwave cooker
( great for poached eggs)
are going to have to suffice...
Tela have you ever looked into induction cooking?