Now we're cooking with gas--I mean beans. And hopefully less gas.

I know a couple people on my f-list are looking into ways to eat cheaper and more healthily. shrijani, just stop reading now. Due to seven years as a vegetarian and over a decade on a student-cheap budget, I learned to cook beans, and I cook them well. It's not a difficult skill. Beans are fun, simple, cheap, and (unless you're genetically predisposed to hate them) tasty. Here's some good info I found about cooking beans and incorporating them into your diet with minimal distress. ( Cooking with beans )

I'm making up a pot of Sweet and Spicy Black-eyed Peas tomorrow. ( Click for recipe )