The Everyday Bean

Breakfast: Greek yogurt and blueberries or cereal Lunch: Leftovers and tater tots Dinner: Homemade Chili with Black beans and avocado Sorry, it was a busy day, and I forgot to take pictures.

Today was a cheat day. I hadn’t planned it this way but sometimes that happens. Breakfast: My DH had cereal and milk. I had blueberries and cottage cheese. DD 24 had breakfast at work. DD 20 skipped breakfast again. DD 18 had oatmeal with peanut butter and dried cherries. DD 16 had hot chocolate. Lunch:…

1 onion, diced small 1 Tbsp avocado oil 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed 2 cans pinto beans, drained and rinsed 1 tsp salt 2 tsp. Mexican Fiesta seasoning Drain and rinse 3 cans of beans. Set aside. Heat oil in skillet. Add onion. Let cook until soft. Add beans. Add seasonings. Let heat…

Breakfast was yo-yo (you’re on your own): My husband had cereal with milk. DD 24 had breakfast at work. DD 20 doesn’t like breakfast. DD 18 had oatmeal with peanut butter and dried cherries. DD 16 slept through breakfast as she was sick. I had cottage cheese with blueberries. DD 16 had a brunch of…

I’ve decided to share what we purchase for the next year. My goal is to spend no more than $1100. That’s not very much at all – just $19.24 a week. This excludes holiday and birthday meals. It also excludes the garden seeds I plan to buy this month. This will force me to be…

White Chicken Chili Recipe 2 cans cannellini beans, drained and rinsed 2 cans Great Northern beans, drained and rinsed 1 onion, diced 1 can green chilies Vegetable broth or chicken broth 1 can corn, drained and rinsed 1 can chicken, drained and flaked 1 tsp. cumin Salt to taste 1 T. Taco seasoning 1/2 block…

Breakfast: 2 eggs over easy, toast Lunch: Choice of nachos or burritos Dinner: White chicken chili with saltine crackers

There are many ways to make eating beans easy and convenient. Once your beans are cooked (if you haven’t pressured canned them), store what you are not using in a freezer safe container such as a freezer bag. Thaw for a day before using. You can also cook dry beans on the stove. It will…

Because we have so much debt and the economy is sour which leads to a need to save money, I have decided to do a six-month pantry challenge. We will start on December 1, 2025, and end on June 1, 2026. Here are the rules: I am feeding six people including myself. This will be…

The purpose of the Everyday Bean Blog is to show that eating beans can be healthy, fun, and economical. My family has eaten beans on a regular basis for a very long time. Eating beans has allowed us to stretch our grocery dollars and eat healthy food at the same time. In many countries, eating…