Saturday, June 28, 2008

Calico Beans and a Saint-Tropez Tan

My house looks a lot like my grandparents cottage on Green Bay in Door County. Calico Beans remind me of my grandmother, long weekends at the cottage and cottonwood tree fluff caught in my Bain De Soleil. Now I make it for neighborhood cookouts, wear Oil of Olay SPF 15 all of the time and cottonwood tree fluff floats over from the Source's backyard.

Calico Beans

Brown ½ pound ground beef with ½ pound diced bacon, drain

Mix together
½ cup ketchup
¾ cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon prepared mustard
2 teaspoons vinegar

Add 1 large can of pork and beans undrained,
1 can kidney beans, drained
1 can butter beans, drained
Combine all ingredients in a covered casserole dish and bake at 350 for 1 ½ hours