Every time I buy a ham I buy a bag of the 15 bean soup mix. We pig out on ham a few days with plenty of sandwiches and ham omelets and then I’ll decide to cut off a couple slices to freeze for quick dinners later. I’m left with a bone with some meat on it that I either turn into soup right away or sometimes freeze to…

My other favorite, ham-fried rice. I use green onions, peas, a few scrambled eggs, and lots of curry powder (trust me, it’s delicious).

BACON IS LONG SINCE PLAYED OUT

LONG LIVE BREAD PUDDING

I still want chili, darn it. As the weather cools and the days shorten, all I have to look forward to every night is a nice, hot bowl of chili. If we can make the preparation of that even easier, then I am all for it.