4 lima bean soup spices Recipes

mixed beans of your choice (white and red kidneys, garbanzos, pintos, limas, whatever you enjoy), white onion, diced, carrots, peeled and grated, stewed whole tomatoes, chopped, garlic, minced, your favorite beer, a ham hock (optional, but adds supadupa flavor ), qt veggie or chicken stock, water, several sprigs fresh thyme, several sprigs fresh sage, salt and pepper to taste, spices i like to add: sweet paprika, cayenne pepper, cinnamon, i really love sam adams summer ale in this , and because it s tasty! but it s not summer anymore..., amounts given are for a 6qt crock pot. adjust accordingly

beef roast, chopped into bite size pieces, beef bouillon, onion, garlic, bay leaf, italian spices or red pepper, salt or pepper, tomato sauce or 1 can tomato juice, water, frozen vegetables or fresh vegetables (carrots, peas, corn, beans, and lima beans), stewed tomatoes

whole chicken , precooked (i only use the white meat, saving the dark for ramen soups), yellow onion, minced (2-3 inch), garlic cloves, minced, exotic mushrooms (or anything but button mushrooms), butter, frozen vegetables (i use peas, corn, green beans, carrots and lima bean mixture), cream of chicken soup, sour cream, milk, merlot (not white! wine), fresh thyme (3-inch), fresh rosemary (2-inch), oregano , 3 inch (i buy herb packs for $2.99 that contain all of these herbs together. they last for over 2 weeks so), count) package pillsbury grand flakey biscuits, crushed italian spices, melted butter