Comments on: Big Pot O' Beans: Week 1, Day 1: Soaking http://www.jillmurray.com/2006/01/08/big-pot-o-beans-week-1-day-1/ YA Author, Game Writer, Woman of Mystery Fri, 26 Aug 2011 03:13:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jill http://www.jillmurray.com/2006/01/08/big-pot-o-beans-week-1-day-1/#comment-50 Jill Tue, 10 Jan 2006 18:24:59 +0000 That is great news, Katie. If my minuature shoulder-katie makes me work out, then you should have a little Jill to follow you to the grocery store. Good call on the containers. Enjoy your beans! That is great news, Katie. If my minuature shoulder-katie makes me work out, then you should have a little Jill to follow you to the grocery store.

Good call on the containers. Enjoy your beans!

]]> By: Katie http://www.jillmurray.com/2006/01/08/big-pot-o-beans-week-1-day-1/#comment-49 Katie Tue, 10 Jan 2006 01:13:28 +0000 Jill, in your honour, I went to the bulk food store today and bought a bunch of dried black beans and chick peas. We have rice and beans at least once a week, and I've often tried to remind myself how much cheaper the dried ones are from the canned ones. I've got a bunch of black beans soaking away for tomorrow night's dinner. Horray! I also took the containers with me to the bulk place, and the nice man weighed them and wrote the weights on the bottoms, so no waste was incurred in the bulk expidition. :)Katie Jill, in your honour, I went to the bulk food store today and bought a bunch of dried black beans and chick peas. We have rice and beans at least once a week, and I’ve often tried to remind myself how much cheaper the dried ones are from the canned ones. I’ve got a bunch of black beans soaking away for tomorrow night’s dinner. Horray!

I also took the containers with me to the bulk place, and the nice man weighed them and wrote the weights on the bottoms, so no waste was incurred in the bulk expidition.
:) Katie

]]> By: Jill http://www.jillmurray.com/2006/01/08/big-pot-o-beans-week-1-day-1/#comment-48 Jill Mon, 09 Jan 2006 15:16:29 +0000 Thanks Christy, that's a good bean tip, and I'm glad to hear you're writing a business plan. I support the writing and using of business plans. This blog doesn't have one, since I'm not even really sure what it is yet. But once I figure that out, you can be sure I'll put something on paper. As far as the potato goes, I'd just like to add some clarification-- the gas from beans actually comes from the sugars that break down as we digest them. So what the potato would hypothetically be doing is absorbing some of those sugars so they're history before we even eat them, thus lessening the gassy potential of the beans. Thanks Christy, that’s a good bean tip, and I’m glad to hear you’re writing a business plan. I support the writing and using of business plans. This blog doesn’t have one, since I’m not even really sure what it is yet. But once I figure that out, you can be sure I’ll put something on paper.

As far as the potato goes, I’d just like to add some clarification– the gas from beans actually comes from the sugars that break down as we digest them. So what the potato would hypothetically be doing is absorbing some of those sugars so they’re history before we even eat them, thus lessening the gassy potential of the beans.

]]> By: reinvisioner http://www.jillmurray.com/2006/01/08/big-pot-o-beans-week-1-day-1/#comment-47 reinvisioner Mon, 09 Jan 2006 06:10:58 +0000 Greetings Jill and company tip from my whole foods class: throw a potato into your stewing beans, throw it out when you are done - it soaks up the gas Jill, I saw your comment on performancing.com on where are the women, and I could so relate. I'm hesitant to post yet, this is all so new. I've livejournaled for about a year but I'm just beginning to become acquainted with the blogosphere in its vaster sense. My newest blog is more of an experiment, I'm writing a business plan and I thought a blog might help me connect with others so my vision can expand and unfold to include external insights and thus be more successful. Kudos on your very fun space here. I'll check back often. Kind regards, Christy (reinvisioner) Greetings Jill and company

tip from my whole foods class:
throw a potato into your stewing beans, throw it out when you are done – it soaks up the gas

Jill, I saw your comment on performancing.com on where are the women, and I could so relate. I’m hesitant to post yet, this is all so new. I’ve livejournaled for about a year but I’m just beginning to become acquainted with the blogosphere in its vaster sense.

My newest blog is more of an experiment, I’m writing a business plan and I thought a blog might help me connect with others so my vision can expand and unfold to include external insights and thus be more successful.

Kudos on your very fun space here. I’ll check back often. Kind regards, Christy (reinvisioner)

]]> By: Jill http://www.jillmurray.com/2006/01/08/big-pot-o-beans-week-1-day-1/#comment-46 Jill Mon, 09 Jan 2006 03:23:35 +0000 Thank you Miss Strawberry. I've been trying to figure out if I ought to narrow this blog down to a category. Maybe "none" is still just fine. To date, I have not observed myself to be capable of concentrating on only one thing at a time, so this is probably the most honest format anyway. Haha on the flatulence. The first thing to do is introduce beans slowly, in smallish quantities, on a regular basis. (Say, one day a bit of dip, another day, sprinkled on a salad...) You can also rinse your beans throroughly after soaking. Some also report that if you add kombu seaweed while they soak, that can help, as well as helping them cook beautifully, so, bonus. I've not tried that though. Today is, in fact, my first ever personal bean-soaking experience. Quinoa is good for tabouleh-style salads. In fact, if you already have a tabouleh recipe, make that. It will work, for sure. You can also turn quinoa into a pretty satisfying warm cereal. And it's one of the only foods on Earth which, all by itself, contains ALL of the amino acids that create a complete protein. So good choice. Don't burn it though. It smells super gross when it burns and it becomes mighty adheisive, too. Thank you Miss Strawberry. I’ve been trying to figure out if I ought to narrow this blog down to a category. Maybe “none” is still just fine. To date, I have not observed myself to be capable of concentrating on only one thing at a time, so this is probably the most honest format anyway.

Haha on the flatulence.

The first thing to do is introduce beans slowly, in smallish quantities, on a regular basis. (Say, one day a bit of dip, another day, sprinkled on a salad…) You can also rinse your beans throroughly after soaking. Some also report that if you add kombu seaweed while they soak, that can help, as well as helping them cook beautifully, so, bonus. I’ve not tried that though. Today is, in fact, my first ever personal bean-soaking experience.

Quinoa is good for tabouleh-style salads. In fact, if you already have a tabouleh recipe, make that. It will work, for sure. You can also turn quinoa into a pretty satisfying warm cereal. And it’s one of the only foods on Earth which, all by itself, contains ALL of the amino acids that create a complete protein. So good choice. Don’t burn it though. It smells super gross when it burns and it becomes mighty adheisive, too.

]]> By: Tara (strawberrygirl) http://www.jillmurray.com/2006/01/08/big-pot-o-beans-week-1-day-1/#comment-45 Tara (strawberrygirl) Mon, 09 Jan 2006 02:54:35 +0000 Hey Jill. I love your blog...you always mix it up so it is always so interesting. I just bought a bag of quinoa, so those croquettes sound good. Not sure what to do with the quinoa yet. How do you control the flatuance? I am always weray to feed my hubby beans for this reason....LOL:) Hey Jill. I love your blog…you always mix it up so it is always so interesting. I just bought a bag of quinoa, so those croquettes sound good. Not sure what to do with the quinoa yet.

How do you control the flatuance? I am always weray to feed my hubby beans for this reason….LOL:)

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