Beans

 Do you like beans?  I do.  Maybe 'cause my Mom & Dad are from thrifty stock where a pot of beans would provide several meals.  I frequently make soup for my lunch, usually with beans or lentils and almost always with a can of fire-roasted tomatoes.  When I read about heirloom beans on David Lebovitz' blog http://www.davidlebovitz.com/ I just had to buy some to compare to the usual generic grocery store beans.  Here is my order fulfilled, along with some chile powder and Mexican oregano; additional ingredients to many of my soups, where I do believe quality counts. 

While searching out bean recipes, I found one that combined black beans and mole' sauce; that spicy Mexican staple.  Mmmmm, I just had to try that. As I'm Googling for mole' recipes (that had to be relatively simple), I came upon one from David.  Ultimately I substituted a couple items in David's recipe and made a sauce that I think is good.  I served it on top of pan-fried thin chicken breasts.  I wasn't gonna waste any of that sauce, so for last night's dinner, I made up a pot of black beans, roasted some butternut squash, added a slice of warm tandoori bread.  There is no way to make mole' sauce look good, but trust me, it is good.  If you'd like the recipe, just email me.