6 robust beans Recipes

dried black beans (about 2 1/4 cups), water, turkish or 1/2 california bay leaf, dried ancho chiles (3 to 4 medium), boiling-hot water, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, coarsely chopped, chopped canned chipotles in adobo plus 1 tbsp adobo sauce, tomato paste, molasses (not robust or blackstrap), cumin seeds, cold water, divided, beef short ribs, vegetable oil, sliced bacon, chopped, cinnamon stick, accompaniments: chopped white or red onion ; chopped cilantro

unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for the pan, dark brown sugar , packed, granulated sugar, pure vanilla extract, eggs, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, baking soda, baking powder, salt, all-purpose flour, sugar , for dusting, firm pears (such as anjou, bartlett or bosc), robust red wine (such as cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc or merlot), sugar, vanilla bean , cut in half lengthwise, whole cinnamon stick, peel from 1 orange, peel from 1 lemon, star anise, whole bay leaf, heavy cream, sugar, ground cinnamon

bacon slices, onion, coarsely chopped, dry mustard, dried thyme, ketchup, apple cider vinegar, robust (dark ) molasses, more) water, bay leaf, broken in half, red kidney beans, rinsed, drained, black beans, rinsed, drained, cannellini (white kidney beans), rinsed, drained, hot pepper sauce (such as tabasco)

onions, peeled and thinly sliced, green peppers, chopped, butter, garlic clove, mined, red kidney beans, burgundy wine (or any good robust red wine), bay leaf, tomato paste (i sometime use catsup if i don tsp have paste open), smoked sausage, thinly sliced, salt and pepper