Shannon's Cookbook

This is what I came up with for dinner tonight. It was very tasty! 2 cups dried beans (I used one cup of great northern and one of pinto) 8 cups water or broth 3 tablespoons olive oil , divided 3 garlic cloves , minced 1 t rosemary, crushed 1 bay leaf 1 large onion , chopped 1 large carrot , chopped 1 large celery stalk, chopped 1 teaspoon thyme , crushed 4 cups chicken broth 1 lb fresh link chorizo sausages , casings removed 1/4 cup whipping cream or half and half Place beans in large pot or Dutch oven. Add enough water to pan to cover beans by 4 inches. Let beans soak overnight at room temperature. Drain and rinse beans; return to same saucepan. Add 8 cups water, one tablespoon oil, one garlic clove, rosemary, and bay leaf. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, partially cover, and simmer until beans are just tender, 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Season to taste with salt. Drain beans, reserving 2 cups cooking liquid. Discard bay leaf. Return beans and liquid to Dutch oven and keep warm. H...

I created this recipe to use up chorizo sausage that I had, along with potatoes, and some leftover black beans and rice. 1 lb. chorizo 1 small onion, diced fine 1 minced garlic clove 1 small can diced tomatoes 1 chicken bouillon cube 6 small potatoes, diced leftover black beans and white rice olive oil Pour oil in to pan. Turn up heat to medium high. When oil is almost smoking, add chorizo. When sausage is well browned, add onion. Cook about 5 minutes. Add garlic. While stirring, add potatoes, tomatoes, bouillon, and 1 can water. Bring to boil, add beans and rice. Turn heat to medium, and simmer soup 20-30 minutes. Variations: Add your favorite beans. Add cilantro just before serving. Add leftover pork or chicken. http://media-files.gather.com/images/d32/d945/d743/d224/d96/f3/full.jpg

I wanted to try something a little different with pizza; this is what I came up with. 12 oz. chorizo onion poblano pepper (I used half) red beans, drained (or use your favorite variety) your favorite cheese (I used Mexican blend) frozen pizza crust, thawed (or use your favorite) corn meal olive oil Heat large frying pan on medium high heat. Add chorizo and brown. Drain well on paper towel and add back to pan. Add onion and pepper, and cook for about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and add beans and cook for about 5 minutes more. While chorizo mixture is cooking, preheat oven to 450° and move a rack to bottom level in oven. Oil pizza pan and sprinkle on some cornmeal. Spread crust to edges. Cool chorizo mixture til about room temperature. Sprinkle cheese over crust. Spread chorizo mixture over cheese. Sprinkle on more cheese. Bake for about 15 minutes. I topped Matt's with plain yogurt and some crushed Doritoes. I added more beans and some extra cheese. Delicious! You ju...