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black bean soup in a crockpot

toss into a crockpot:

1 pound black beans, sorted and rinsed
1 huge onion, chopped
1 head garlic (yes head not clove), peeled and coarsely chopped
1 tsp ground cumin
1 small tin chipotles in adobo, sauce and all
1 pint british lager
1 cup water

cook on high for 4 or so hours, until beans are meltingly soft.

stir in salt to taste.

sprinkle with cilantro and serve with chopped avocado, fresh salsa, homemade tortillas, and fresh queso.

embarrassingly simple egg drop soup

bring 2 coups chicken broth to a boil.

stir in 1/2 Tbsp soy sauce and 1/4 tsp toasted sesame oil

whisk in 1 Tsbp cornstarch.  keep whisking as it thickens.

in a separate bown, whisk an egg.  drizzle it in while stirring the broth with a spoon.

sprinkle a few scallions on top.

eat.  (serves 2)