I have heard about the beans for years. Yes, years! And I can’t believe I had never tried them. I first heard about them on the Sonlight forums, where they were made famous by Bethany of For the Love of Grub.
Bethany loves these beans and makes them often and tells the rest of us that we need to be making them. Everyone who has tried them raves about them.
Do I take the hint and give them a try? No, I wait 5 or 7 years before it finally hits me that I need to see what the fuss is about. I mean, it’s just beans, right? They can’t be that much better than canned, right?
Call me a crazy bean lover! These things are fabulous!
They aren’t spicy, and yet they’re flavorful. They make a quick dinner, can be mashed or left whole and they’re great for stocking your freezer.
Bethany gives a lot of variations on her blog, but this is how I made them: [Read more…] about Slow Cooker Beans for the Freezer aka Refried Beans without the Refry