Hi Miss Dewi! Seeds you sent sprouting! As stated so many times on this list, please book mark this site: http://www.pepperfool.com/recipe_home.html In left-hand column, click on RisaG (our resident cooking Guru, among others) & note the second recipe is "Black Bean Ancho Chile (For Crockpot)"/'Ya got crockpots in the Netherlands? If not, click on Doug Irvine & note Black Bean sooop in his recipes. Please don't misunderstand that a lot of other list members aren't great cooks (Alex, jump in here with one of yours, will 'Ya), But I've found so many recipes at this site, I've very rarely had to ask others. Paul PS Every year I refer to this site to get my favorite canning recipe. Everyone that's tasted it has said they don't feel the brine is too vinegary or salty. In left hand column, click on canning, then scroll down to "Default Brine" For Pickling & print it for future use. PS2 Speaking of Risa, recipes haven't been coming daily. You slipping/out of chiles? Sorry I can't help you with chiles until Aug. but getting 'em in Feb. was great, wasn't it? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Emile & Dewi" <e.steenbrink@worldonline.nl> To: "Chile Heads" <chile-heads@globalgarden.com> Sent: Tuesday, 16 April, 2002 3:20 PM Subject: [CH] chile beans > Hello folks, > Bought me two bags of beans and not a clue what to do with them. Black beans > and black eyed beans. Any suggies and/or tips? > Miss Dewi > CH#2192