I'm glad this thread popped back up - I am sitting here eating some turmeric oats right now - thank you Coco!
I don't really have a recipe to add (though I cook a lot - usually just by feel not recipe), but I want to plug Rancho Gordo beans. On Friday, February 27, 2026 at 11:52:43 PM UTC-5 Patrick Moore wrote: > Update, since I never follow the recipe exactly and have to re-learn how > to adjust each time I make this: 13 hours on Low cooked everything just > right: beans soft without disintegrating, this after soaking good quality > beans for 24 hours. I found that the 4 rounded tablespoons of medium chile > powder were not enough and added 2 more, plus more salt, plus more red > pepper flakes. > > Basically, as with all recipes, “adjust to taste." > > On Fri, Feb 27, 2026 at 2:22 PM Patrick Moore <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Here’s a perennial favorite, though be warned, it’s vegan and rather >> basic. NM Pinto Beans. There are many different ways to make this, of >> course, but this is a vegan way because we in the Orthodox Church are now >> in Great Lent where you eat vegan for 6 or 7 weeks. (I mostly miss dairy in >> my coffee and tea.) >> >> 2 to 4 cups of dry pinto beans. Rinse and pick out dirt and let them soak >> in cold water for 12 or 24 hours. >> Put in crockpot (Note: I found that 4 cups of dry beans makes about =/< 1 >> cup too many of dry beans or 2 cups too many of soaked beans for my >> crockpot; adjust accordingly.) >> Add 1 to 2 large onions or equivalent, diced. Adjust to quantity of beans >> and taste. I used 4 or 5 small ones for 4 c dry beans. >> Add most of a large garlic bulb, diced. Adjust to quantity of beans and >> taste. >> Add at least 2 rounded tablespoons full of Mexican oregano; I put 4 >> rounded for 4 c dry beans. (Note by “tablespoon” I mean a real tablespoon, >> as for eating soup.) >> Add at least 1 rounded tablespoon of chile powder; I put in 3 or 4 for >> the 4 c dry beans. Note: I use good quality NM chile powder, medium format, >> tho’ I also add red pepper — see below. >> 1/4 to 1/2 olive oil (or the oil of your choice depending on quantity of >> beans. I often skimp and use Canola oil. >> Lotsa (technical term) salt. >> Lotsa red pepper flakes. >> Turn crockpot on Low and leave for 24 hours, stirring occasionally. >> >> Eat with flour tortillas or rice. >> >> You can doctor this up into a real bean stew by adding canned tomatoes >> and other vegetables. I often add 1/4 of a 2 lb bag of frozen chopped >> spinach. Cumin works well too. >> >> >> On Thu, Feb 26, 2026 at 7:38 PM Coco Menk <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> New additions to the Cookbook Zine now including recipes from >>> UltraRomance and Grant >>> >>> If anyone else has recipes to contribute, please share in this thread! >>> >>> *Original Prompt:* >>> *1) How many of you all have read Grant's Eat Bacon, Don't Jog? Anyone >>> subscribe to his food ideas or any other "alternative" diets? Cyclists tend >>> to be pretty health-conscious and independent minded, just curious what >>> kinds of ideas people are jiving with these days. Vegan? No-carb? 100-mile >>> diet? Anything goes? I love hearing about what works for people. I know >>> Grant's book has definitely informed my own choices a bit, specifically in >>> regards to processed sugar and carbs and simpler forms of exercise. (Not >>> looking to sh** on which diet is working or not working for anyone at this >>> time! Save that for a different thread)* >>> >>> *2) I'd love to compile a collection of favorite recipes! What do you >>> make for yourselves/your families? What's your favorite sandwich you bring >>> on your bike rides? Any bike tour go-to's?* >>> >>> Peace and Love, >>> Coco >>> >> >> > > -- > > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing > services > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* > > *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* > > *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d492ed7d-3b4e-4951-a994-a14d8aec80f3n%40googlegroups.com.
