It was a great evening… pretty nice day as well. I had it in my mind that it was time for a big pot of beans… so last night I rinsed them and set them to soak… this morning I drained and rinsed again and “doctored” them up with smoked sausage and spices and set in the slow cooker for an all day slow burn… they turned out pretty good. Too bad my kids do not like beans but that is ok… I don’t normally go for a lot of the stuff they like. Last night we discussed that we missed the plain meals. I miss the things like fried chicken dinners and meatloaf, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans with bits of bacon, all