I took my doggies to get a summer haircut.
They look so cute.
Meet Lily and Emma.
I finished simmering the bean soup.
It smelled so good in the house today. It was chilly outside and a perfect day for soup. Here is my recipe for bean soup. Here are the directions for soaking your beans. Do you have any variations to bean soup that you do?
Bean and Ham Soup
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This is a great recipe for using that left over ham bone.
Ingredients
- 1 ham bone / ham leftover
- 2lb northern beans (soaked / Jar)
- 2 carrot (sliced)
- 3 stalks celery (sliced)
- 1/2 small onion (diced)
- 1 bay leaf
- salt
- pepper
Note
You can use either soaked beans or precooked jar beans. You can cook this in the slow cooker on low for 6 to 8 hours.
Directions
 Start with a ham bone. | |
 Clean most of the ham off the bone, leave some. | |
 Place ham bone in a large pot. | |
 Add soaked and rinsed beans to pot. | |
 Add carrots, celery and onion. | |
 Add water to cover. | |
 Add bay leaf. | |
 Bring to a boil. | |
 Cover and simmer for 6 - 8 hours. | |
 Carefully remove the ham bone. Let cool a bit then remove all the meat. | |
 Return the ham to the soup pot and remove the bay leaf. Add any left over ham now. Simmer for a couple more minutes. Salt and Pepper to your taste. | |
 Serve. | |
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Wanda
April 11, 2012 at 10:13 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
My hubby loooooves this dish! I try to make it every once in a while with some sweet cornbread! Delicious!
Kim S
April 13, 2012 at 7:14 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
What a wonderful recipe to use of some of the Easter Ham! Thanks for sharing with us at tip toe thru tuesday and we hope to see you back next week!
Melanie
April 13, 2012 at 10:17 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Yummy!!! Thanks for linking to Things I’ve Done Thursday!
Wendy
April 13, 2012 at 3:29 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
This looks delicious! I Would love to have you link up to my 2 carnivals today….http://www.aroundmyfamilytable.com/2012/04/feed-your-soul-5/ (anything food related) and http://everydaymomcakes.com/sugar-me-up-5/ (deserts only). Hope to see you around!
Theresa
April 13, 2012 at 4:15 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I love ham and bean soup. That is my comfort food! I bought a ham even though we didn’t host Easter dinner this year, just to make this soup!
Stopping by to say HI! from the hop. I am a new LF and twitter follower
Theresa
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Jennifer Watkins-Jones
April 14, 2012 at 10:52 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
This would make my hubby one happy man! Thanks for sharing!
Miz Helen
April 14, 2012 at 2:10 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Hi Diane,
A big hello to Emma and Lily, they are adorable, little Jaque would just love to play with them. I have been thinking of a nice Bean and Ham soup, I will just try your recipe, it looks delicious. Hope you are having a great spring week end and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen