Just One Thing--A Bit of Stocking Up

 For the last few days I have been thinking and researching how to get black beans in the can the cheapest way possible. FWIW, I will not buy Great Value even though a can of black beans is $0.72. I found Bush's for $1.25 on Amazon. But, that is just too close in price to what I can find them in the store. 

When I went into Publix, I found a sale on Bush's Black Beans Reduced Sodium, just what I need for only $1/can. So, I bought ten cans. I want to make black bean brownies and taco casserole/soup. There are dried black beans here to cook, but that is not happening. 

This may be the first time I have bought this brand. I know other brands might be cheaper, so I can wait until I go to different stores. The "reduced sodium" is what sold me on these this time. Of course, cooking from dried would be better.

Today. I went to two stores, thinking I felt much better. Well, obviously I am not a lot better. I bought other things, but this one thing is all I have the energy to talk about. We arrived home about 5 pm, and I went to bed before 5:30 and woke at 8:30. Five hours later, I am still in a stupor and hurting. It's like I cannot wake up. 

What have you stocked up on lately? 

Recipe--Black Bean Brownies and a Colander

 Black Bean Brownies

350 degrees, 30 minutes

2 ripe bananas, mashed
1 can black beans, drained (mashed, whirred to pulp, whatever)
1/4 cup cocoa
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup instant oats (I used the whole grain Quaker oats)

Mix, use 8x8 or 9x9 inch pan, lightly greased with butter, Pam, or Crisco. Drain the beans.

The first time I made these, I was too lazy to put the beans in the blender or use a potato masher. I just gave more than few hopeful mashes of the fork and let them be.

When I tasted the baked brownies, the beans had the chocolate flavor infused into the half mashed beans. I knew there were no chocolate chips in the brownie, but the half-crushed beans tasted like chocolate chips and had the texture of chocolate chips. No matter how often I told myself I was eating beans, they still tasted like chocolate chips.

Since this calls for two bananas my mashed, frozen bananas might be used for Black Bean Brownies. Each bag has four partial bananas and equals about one cup. So,  I suppose that could be two bananas. 

I think I will use swerve next time I make this. 

Yes, I know I have posted this before, but it was years ago. 

It is 70F at noon. It will warm again before long, thankfully. I am not into cold weather! It is still sandal weather for me. 

My temperature is less each day, but I have this horrible tiredness that puts me back in bed to rest every few hours.  I continue to treat allergies so that maybe October will not require antibiotics. 

I have made a decision. The colander I own has holes only in the center of the bottom. About two inches up the sides are holes again. It is sooo difficult to drain anything without standing right there and shifting the contents and shaking to arrange the liquid so it will drain. The only thing I have found is a cheap $1 colander at Piggly Wiggly. Well, I do find other more expensive plastic colanders. So, I will go with the cheap one even if it poisons me. 

I don't need a colander often, but it makes me irritable even thinking about using one. I have pasta on for Suddenly Salad and the thought of jiggling pasta is annoying. I had six colanders before, and I miss them, especially the one I bought in 1966.

Holes are very important for a colander. They are the only reason for a colander. Otherwise, I could use a bowl or pot. 

Do you have a favorite colander? Now, I don't mean a wire sieve. I had one of those, too. Does your colander have holes all over the bottom and sides? 

Have you ever made Black Bean Brownies?