4 mother bean soup Recipes

water, dried lima beans , soaked overnight in water to cover or 1/2 cup , brought to a boil and then soaked for 1 hour, uncooked rice or 1 cup cooked rice, barley, garlic cloves, minced, dill weed, bay leaf, celery, chopped, vegetable oil, sweet hungarian paprika, potato, diced, sweet potatoes, diced sliced or 1 cup carrot, sliced, salt, ground black pepper, green beans (fresh or frozen ), tomato sauce, parsley, chopped (optional)

smoked ham hocks, chopped onion, chopped cloves fresh garlic, olive oil, more oz cans tomato sauce, sugar, water or chicken broth, whole bay leaves, rosemary(whole) leaves, ham bits if available, dark kidney beans , liquid included, hot portuguese sausages (linguisa) may substitute with chirizo, diced potatoes, diced carrots (may use frozen), head chopped cabbage, macaroni

celery ribs, peas, potato, carrots, chard leaves, garlic head, turnips, beets, cooked lentils, green beans, yellow onions, rice, spinach, parsley , oregano,thyme,bay leaves,salt and pepper,to taste