Life Is All About Finding The Magic In The Little Things

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This old gal…

Has got to tell you about…baked beans…not just any…baked beans…but magical baked beans…not the kind that grow to the skies…or the magical fruit that…well they do kind of do that…but magical in the sense…your taste buds…will be…in Heaven…

That mother of mine…made these many times a year…young me carrying on the tradition…sometimes throwing in hotdogs…and adding cornbread…as a side…these beans…bake forever…and get gooey…sticky…caramelized…so amazingly unique…that that daughter of mine…will eat the leftovers…for days…

Had a school potluck once…out at a lake…young me pretty much right out of college…bragged about bringing the best baked beans on the planet…and was mocked…by one of the men on staff…come picnic day…everyone got their food…and what to my wondering ears do I hear…omg…these beans are delicious…who made these beans…I need the recipe…surprised words from the mouth…of the mocker…

And so…my friends…these beans…must be recognized…celebrated…the beloved secret recipe…no longer…kept secret…Baked Beans…little me…young me…mama me…thanks you…for always being there…holidays…ham days…even Beanie Wienie days…

Magical beans of mine…know…that you…are loved…
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And those daughters of mine…agree…