Beans and Cornbread

So simple... So inexpensive... So filling...

and SO YUMMY!!!

I made beans and cornbread (NOT corn cake... NO sugar in this recipe!) for dinner tonight because my hubby's been wanting them and I had a ham bone to use from Easter. I was going to show you how step by step, but that's already been done so well elsewhere that I'm just going to direct you there... Call it cheating if you want to! :O)

Beans and Cornbread Recipe

Of course, as we all know, I can't follow a recipe. So here's what I did differently:

I used black eyed peas instead of pinto beans because it's what I had on hand.

I soaked the beans overnight in a pot of water after rinsing them (makes them less gassy)

I would suggest less pepper than she puts in, but that's just me.

I used a ham bone instead of bacon.

I added two bay leaves while the beans were cooking.

And for the cornbread I used butter instead of shortening.

(I also used the milk and vinegar trick instead of buttermilk... 1 Tablespoon vinegar + enough milk to make it a cup = 1 cup of buttermilk)

Other than that... Do what she says! :o)

This is the best cornbread I have ever had... And I love beans...

Try it... You'll like it! :o)