Black bean sweet potato cornbread

Recipe - as requested by my adoring fan base

So the kids left me alone in the kitchen too long and I got creative again.  This time I spiced up some cornbread to go along with some excellent split pea and ham soup.  It definitely turned out worth sharing.

Black bean sweet potato cornbread

 -Make cornbread batter

    - 1 cup corn meal

    - 1 cup flour

    -  1/4 cup oil

    -  2 eggs

    - 1 tbsp baking powder

    - 1/4 cup sugar

    - 1/2 up cream (optional)

    - Milk or water till it makes a good consistency 

 -Add corn (frozen, or from a can and drained)

 -Add one medium sized sweet potato (grated)

 -Add one can of black beans (rinsed)

 -Add curry powder and cumin - be generous

Bake in a cake pan, or muffin pans at about 400F till a butter knife inserted comes out clean.

For gluten free, I replaced the flour with this wonder mix below.  Not only is it good for cornbread, but it made some pretty good quiche crust last weekend,

In Support of Public Broadcasting

There are three bills in the house that are trying to defund PBS and NPR. This is what I sent to Chip Cravaack, my representative.

Some people pay $50 a month or more for cable, which now has 70+ channels, but everyone still says there is never anything good on. Or worse, they are afraid to let their kids watch what IS on. And even the shows for children are interrupted every few minutes to try and sell something (usually unhealthy) to them.

Lakeland Public Television has 5 channels that arrive free to my house. On those five channels there is usually something worth watching. When I tune in I know my four children are watching something safe and educational. It's a good feeling to know my kids are being treated like thinking individuals and citizens instead of gullible young consumers.

I do not want to see support for PBS cut. Voting to keep PBS is supporting education, the next generation of good citizens, and family values.

If you need to help pay for it, try taxing something that it not good for kids, like commercials aimed at kids and broadcast during kids shows.

Recipes for Thom

Cowboy Beans:

Brown a pound of ground beef, or some of other favorite meat with garlic, onion, pepper, and whatever else you want for spices.

Add several cans of your favorite beans. We used:

-Black beans

-Pinto Beans

-Navy Beans

-Red Beans

-Two cans of Butter Beans

Then add a cup or so of Ketchup, 2 tablespoons of mustard, and 2 tablespoons of vinegar or apple cider vinegar.

Simmer for a little while and enjoy.

Corn-Fusion Muffins

1 cup corn meal

1 cup flour

1 can Creamed Corn

2 eggs

1 tablespoon baking powder

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/3 cup olive oil

1 tsp salt

just enough milk to make a nice battery consistently.

Add pepper, cayenne, curry, or almost anything else you'd like.

Mix everything together, bake in muffin tins till lightly brown on top.

Remodel

One nice wave

This is one nice wave and the best picture I caught.  Later, there were many larger waves that sprayed all the way up to the top of the street lights.  And of course, the ones in the canal were the coolest.

Swimmin' last weekend

Avery in Pink hair