Remember these? While I was in law school in Boston, I worked at “Cheers,” otherwise known as “The Bull & Finch Pub.” I was a server, i.e., a chowder and beans scooper, a burger and beer slinger, an “aggressively friendly” ombudsman for the City of Boston and the immense summer tourist population. Before then, I wasn’t a big beans fan. But my roommate, Melissa, and her boyfriend, Matt, would come to Cheers so often, and rave so intently about the beans, that I was convinced to try them… Well, then I understood. Once you taste these beans, your life changes, and you become a fanatic. See for yourselves!
Oh, and they are simple and inexpensive to make and they keep for days… And they are pretty gosh darn nutritious: navy beans are high in cholesterol-lowering fiber. When combined with whole grains (like brown rice), navy beans become a (fat-free) high quality protein! Navy beans are high in folate, manganese and vitamin B1 as well as phosphorus, copper, magnesium and iron. But all your kids will know about them is that they are sweet and bacon-y and they want more, please!
Matt & Melissa, if you’re reading this, and you try this recipe, let me know if these bring you back in time to Charles Street and Nino’s Pizza. Cheers to you!