Old Family Recipe

I was getting ready for a family party tomorrow and making one of our family-favorite recipes given to me by my cousin who passed away shortly after Bob and I were first married. She made this recipe so many times and now many of us continue making it almost 40 years later. It will always be known as "Carol's Beans". Miss you, Carol!

[Marilyn Wigen]

Looks like the beans my sis-in-law makes... We call them Mary Ann's beans!

[karenann]

This is such a great photo, Debbie .. the composition is perfect! As I look at it, I see most of the same ingredients that I put in our baked bean recipe too. Delicious.

[Debbie Orlando]

@marilyn @karenann -- Thanks to you both! I know there are plenty of variations out there of this recipe but, of course, we like Carol's best! There's ground beef in it, too, along with the bacon.

[karenann]

Oh yum ... that sounds even better!

[Darlene]

Nice photo, Debbie. Looks like a wonderful dish that your cousin left for you. Nice to have a tradition that carries on over the years. Nicely done. Enjoy your family party.

[Mel]

I like the traditional/vintage look of the photo, the style of your ingredients even look old school :) wonderful looking cookbook photo :)

[katy]

Terrific shot, composed very well! The POV is just right and so is the processing for this subject! Well done as always!

[Rick Schies]

Oh it looks like the makings of some sweet tasting beans.

[Richard R Tuckey]

Much better than ordering (take out) my mother had her own bean recipe for baked beans made from scratch. We had them about every holiday when she was still with us. I really miss her making them. One thing she did kid about though was that after she soaked the beans overnight she would stick a pin in each bean. why you ask?? to let the gas out before they were comsumed.

[John Brown]

Good home grown grub the best.

[Carole Imes]

Cool shot, Debbie. Sounds like an interesting and YUMMY recipe. I like the variety of beans pictured.

[Paul Myers]

I really like your desaturated look to this.

[Cindy List]

I like the ingredients - I'll bet they're delicious!

[BeckyS]

Nice processing.

[Howard Steele]

a special dish nice shot

[Kathy Burzynski]

Wow looks like a very interesting recipe - I see kidney beans, onion, butter beans, molasses, bacon, pork n beans, and a couple secret ingredients

love this shot and perhaps someday you will revel the recipe!

[bkb in the city]

How great to have that recipe

[Simon]

It looks a great recipe

[Kristy]

great memory to capture. like the story that goes with it.

[Debbie Orlando]

@karenann @darsphotos @emjay8 @grammyn @digitalrn @rrt @hobgoblinwychwo @cimes1 @webfoot @cglist @beckys @steeler @myhrhelper @bkbinthecity @simon0128 @krisdan --

Thanks, everyone! I appreciate your feedback on the pic and the nostalgia of the recipe. It's truly comfort food!

[Charlene Barker]

Yum, good ole fashion baked beans. The best!