Interesting vegetable chips. It’s basically whole fried Okra. The ingredients are as follows: Okra, Canola Oil, Dextrin, and Sea Salt. Thats it. The Dextrin helps make the “chip” more crispy. Other than that, it tastes pretty good. They had “whole garlic chips” too! Getting that next time.

chips · garlic · okra

My cook list is under way, for a Cinco de Mayo Party, on Saturday, May 8, I am preparing – “Boston Baked Beans” from allrecipes.com. Although, I understand, it should be, more like Charro beans, I’ve actually prepared that several times, in the last 12 months, so I am doing something different, considering that I don’t get to cook, all that often.

Today, I went out and picked out the ingredients, will start the bean soaking tomorrow evening.

(..will continue, how the story unveils here – stay tuned)

OK – As this story unveils, these Boston Baked Beans was kind of a disappointment. The 1st batch I made, was a disaster, I had to actually stop in the middle, and then start the baking again, a little later. (not the recipe’s fault) I don’t recommend that.

Secondly, these beans say 5 hours, I think at the stated temp, it should be baked for more like 7-8 hours. On my second attempt, I actually brought the heat up about 30 degrees, but even then it needed at least 6 hours to bake.

In general, the recipe was much too sweet for my tastes. I think I was looking more for a BBQ smoke baked flavor..

The waiting while baking seemed like it was a lot of work too.

baked beans · Cooking · ingredients

I am probably 100% like you, when I say that I love to eat. Whether you like, to eat chicken fingers or uni, whatever that may be; I think it’s eel/sushi.  Nevertheless, I also have some favorite dishes, that I prefer to eat; my comfort food, like in Pixar’s Ratatouille.

I love to cook as well. When I have the time, it is my peace, my calm. Cathartic and Therapeutic , hence why it’s posted in under spirituality.

And when I can cook, what I like to eat. Now that’s, a match-date worth talking about. So I will list out some of the items on my to-cook-list. I will update with pictures and posts, as I get to them.

• Ox Tail
• House of Bowl’s Jalapeno Chicken Wings
• Onion Rings
• Baked Beans
• Gumbo

baked beans · fried chicken wings · gumbo · onion rings · ox tail