Most of my beans, about 50 pounds, are in the living room, but since these beans are canned, they are in the bedroom. Several cans of black beans live in the bedroom too.
My German professor back in the 1960's had nothing but ill to say about the Brandenburger Tor. "Last war we ever won." She was more into stories of beer gardens.
I highly recommend Mark Bittman's NY Times crisp-braised duck legs with aromatic vegetables. Even for me an easy recipe.
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