You can make authentic traditional mexican refried beans from pinto beans or black turtle beans. Pinto beans take 13 hours, black beans take 2 1/2 hours.

Quicker than opening a can of beans, less expensive, and creamier, fresher tasting, we keep cooked black beans frozen in ice cube trays.The best black beans are pole grown black beans, they are larger. If you have bought beautiful dried black beans, called turtle black beans, or frijoles negros de tortuga, put a handfull in a sunny spot in your garden, they will grow.The frozen precooked black bean ice cubes are one ounce, one tablespoon portions, ready in 2 minutes, microwave heated, for tacos, tostadas, burritos, tamales, salads.For my recipes, I simmer my beans without presoak in a big cast iron pot, three hours, and I add an extra cup of dried black beans to fill an ice cube tray to have handy when needed.

It's hard not to make refried beans when we have authentic spanish rice.

Our favorite, two crops per year, cooked fresh and dried. British Windsor Fava Beans seeded in May, ripe in August. Spanish Aquadulce Fava beans seeded in September, winter hardy, ready by April.#GlobalApron

I love refried beans now for my taste I don't use oil or salt

Great recipe to taste lots of meat flavor without using much meat, getting your protein from black beans and cheese, summer flavors from tomatoes, garlic, jalapeno tangy peppers and sweet red peppers and eggplant. Big, hearty meal.

Curtido is a fresh form of sauerkraut, like cole slaw. Curtido tacos are delicious and filling, a full meal for after a hard day of work. Four taco shells left open so more food can be piled on your plate.

Cast Iron pan toasted whole sesame seeds, ground, mixed with untoasted white sesame seeds, then whipped into a cream dip with olive oil and sunflower oil. This cream dip is also called Tahini. Great on crackers, sandwiches, and mixed with eggplant or garbanzo beans to make hummus. Stays fresh a month in fridge.

I love this recipe because it is so simple and fully customizable. You can add more or less of anything to suit your taste, like if you prefer spicy, add 1/2tsp cayenne to give it a little kick, substitute the chili powder and cumin with a packet of taco seasoning. And you can multiply the recipe and freeze in 1-2cup portions for quick use in the future :ohyeaah

Our ripe garden tomatoes are starting to burst in the intense summer heat, all at once. Time to do a quick tomato rescue with lima beans and pork shoulder bone and make half a dozen one pound lunches with pulled pork, steamed tomatoes, ginger and fresh basil. Freezes well, reheats well.#GlobalApron

We make black turtle bean paste for quick pasta and ramen noodle lunches, and to give an oriental flavor to stirfried dinner dishes. Black turtle bean paste is more pungent and sweeter than hoisin sauce or oyster sauce. We always keep a mason jar around, a quarter cup is enough for a whole family dinner.And if you try to save money, a packet of ramen noodles to make a cup of soup with imitation chicken flavor, salt and msg is 35 cents. A cup of black turtle bean soup with home made egg rice noodles or rice is more nourishing and 13 to 17 cents, half the price. And more protein.#GlobalApron

Start a dutch oven of rice and beans around breakfast. Low Simmer all day, ready for evening dinner, only 10 minutes preparation time and 45 minute finish time. Great for busy workdays, delicious smell all day. At medium simmer, small dry red beans are ready as quickly as 3 hours. Leftovers are good for a week in the fridge.