This recipe is a great example of Cooking Forward, one of my favorite techniques in which tonight’s meal gets transformed into something entirely different tomorrow.  Since this recipe is Part II, it’s tomorrow (meaning you will have already have to have made Part I, Carnitas, before you will be able to make this soup from the leftover cooking liquid.  Go ahead, click on the Carnitas link and make that first, we’ll wait.  Then come back here to make this wonderful hearty soup!  (Read more about Cooking Forward in … Read more

I was trying to find a way to give baked beans a more Caribbean flavor to go with my Freezer Friendly Jamaican Jerk Chicken recipe.  I came up with this, flavored with rum and dark molasses.  My friend Sam promptly declared them “the best beans he ever had.”  I know that’s heavy praise but try them and see if you don’t agree.

This recipe is easy as it cooks in a slow cooker.  Make lots, the beans keep well in the freezer so you can just reheat and eat … Read more