Good Friends Cheese Burgers, Macaroni, and CowBoy Beans

The fix-ens for the Cowboy Ranch Beans.

350* indirect time to put the beans on.

I'm cooking these beans @ 350* for 2 hrs.+ until beans are soft.

The Cheese Burgers were grilled for 4 minutes a side @425*

This was a wonderful afternoon and evening our good friends 

Mike Kristine who brought Ice cream and homemade Apple Pie 

that was absolutely delicious.Jackie made her great Macaroni 

salad and formed and seasoned the meat.I just made the beans 

grilled the hamburgers it was all wonderful.

Recipe: Cowboy Beans

2 Lbs. pinto beans soaked overnight

1/2 stick of butter

1/2 pound of bacon diced

1 onion, chopped

2 bell peppers finely chopped

1 14.5oz  diced tomatoes with juice

6 cloves garlic minced

1/3 C chili powder

1/2 to 1 tsp cayenne pepper

1 6oz can tomato paste

1 C chopped cilantro

2 qts. chicken broth 1 qt. beef broth

Melt butter in a Dutch oven

Add bacon and next 4 ingredients until vegies are tender

Add cilantro, chili powder, cayenne and tomato paste for 

3 minutes.

Add beans, broth , salt and pepper bring to a boil

then cook for 3 hours 

Thanks for look-in

Ross