Bean & cheese tortilla roll-ups If you love bean burritos, then here's a recipe for you to sink your teeth into! Today I will walk you through the instructions on how I slowly cook pinto beans, make refried beans, followed by my recipe for the bean & cheese tortilla roll-ups. This entire meal cost me under ten dollars to prepare. Of course, I already had the cheese, spices, onion, and garlic. The bags of dried pinto beans that I purchased at Wal-Mart cost only a dollar for the sixteen ounce bags. When I make refried beans, I normally make them from the dried beans that I cook. The recipe for my bean and cheese tortilla roll-ups doesn't use the amount of beans that I pre-cook. What I do is cook a crock pot of beans and use them to make different recipes. Because it takes so long for dried beans to slow cook. Two cups of dried beans once cooked, equals about four fifteen ounce cans of cooked beans. That's the equivalent to six cups of cooked beans. Ingredients to cook...
Mom’s BBQ Coon: The Unexpected Taste of Southern Hospitality In the deep South, where stories are as plentiful as sweet tea and every dish comes with a side of family history, there's one tall tale that still makes us chuckle—especially when it involves cousin James, a college kid with a big appetite and even bigger opinions about wild game. This is the story of how my mom’s legendary BBQ coon turned a skeptic into a believer, all served up with a hearty dose of Southern humor. The Backstory: Wild Game and Family Adventures Growing up in the South, hunting and fishing are more than hobbies, they’re traditions. My dad, ever the outdoorsman, loved to take his shot at the game, sometimes coming home with surprises. And by surprises, I mean raccoons. Yes, raccoons. To many, they’re pests, but to my dad, they were just another challenge to conquer. Mom, on the other hand, is a pro at turning whatever’s on hand into a feast. She’s skinned, cleaned, and cooked everything from ...