Big batch of soup made

[Bowsnbucks]

My wife and I tag-teamed yesterday to make about 8 gallons of smoked-ham & bean soup. Carrots, onions & celery in it too. Slow-simmered the double-smoked half-ham in a big pot for about 7 hours to make the broth. Cut up the ham into 3/4" chunks. (6) #10 cans of Great Northern beans, some hit with an immersion blender to give soup more thick "body". Had plenty to freeze 5 big containers for later eating, and (3) 1qt. containers to share with a cousin. Still lots to eat over the next several days from the now-smaller pot. Right in time for the colder weather moving in. Green salad and a couple slabs of crusty Italian bread along with soup, and we're set for a couple suppers for a few days.

 

[Westwind]

Thats a great idea.

I made some chili and vac sealed it yesterday. It makes a great meal when I need something quick. Wife doesn’t love chili, I really do.

I also have a big container of refrigerator easy bread dough right now. Been doing a little bit bigger than a baseball hunk of dough last three days. Wife and I finish it by bedtime. I really want to do sourdough but its kinda complicated and I’m too busy as it is.