FRESH HEALTHY PINTO BEANS FROM DRY BEANS:

2 lbs dry pinto beans cover in bowl of water for 4 hrs with 2 teas baking soda

Prepare boiling water in lg pot such as a dutch oven on top of stove. 

Blk pepper to taste a good teaspoon

Salt  2 teaspoons

2 tablespoons olive oil

Add beans and simmer.  When partially cooked beginning to soften after approx 1 hour add:

2 sm. cans of tomato sauce

3 cloves of garlic or = of garlic powder

½  small bunch of cilantro chopped fine

1 large onion chopped

1 can of mild green chilies chopped

Simmer on low on stove top will soft and slightly mushy.  Season to taste again with salt. 

Add:   a couple of small diced fresh tomatoes at the end before serving. 

Then  when serving sprinkle with crumbled queso (white) crumbly Mexican cheese if desired. 
Also can top or add sliced chopped jalapenas, or another shredded cheese.

Can also add cooked chorizo crumbled to beans when adding tomato sauce, garlic, cilantro, etc.

You can serve and layer as a dip with salsa and avocado, top with shredded lettuce.

Use as a filling with shredded cheese for bean tacos or whatever…..

Thank you to my friend Alicia for her own recipe she brings from her original homeland in Mexico.

Whole Grain Oats Adult Peanut Butter Monster Cookies

2 sticks butter
1 teas. salt
6 eggs
3 cups brown sugar
1 teas. vanilla
1 Rab cinnamon
4 teas. baking soda
24 oz peanut butter smooth
10 cups whole old fashioned oats
1 large chocolate chip
1 box raisins

Mix butter, salt, eggs, baking soda, sugars, vanilla, cinnamon.  Whip and add peanut butter. Fold
in oats and lastly stir folding in choc. chips and raisins.

Bake 350 approx 8 min keep checking.  Bake on wax paper lined baking sheets.  Be sure to change
wax paper ea. batch baked.  Should be slightly soft and not brown but baked cookie holding
together.  Cool on racks and they will remain soft.  If you like heat in microwave to warm a minute
or so, scrumptious....

This is my very own recipe I composed putting together from various recipes to get the results I desired.