h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Here in Houston, there is a Mexican restaurant in virtually every neighborhood, and I've been to most of them. Standard side dishes are "rice and beans", but that usually involves refried beans which can taste like bean paste. I much prefer "charra beans" or in Spanish "Frijoles a la Charra", sort of a thick, chunky bean soup. My wife & I have developed our own recipe, similar to this one:

http://sidedish.allrecipes.com/az/76646.asp

We use ham instead of bacon, and dried peppers other than jalapeno (Ancho?), but the overall approach is the same, including the crockpot. Good, tasty stuff and fairly healthy.

Thanks for the recipe