1.   A spaghetti-squash drink with pineapple and a maguey worm sauce are there alongside everyday frijoles cocidos, or basic cooked beans.

2.   Add to cooked beans and season with salt.

3.   Add half the cooked white beans.

4.   Add sauteed mixture with browned tofu to the cooked beans, adding water as needed.

5.   Add cooked beans, mashing some against the side of the stockpot with the back of a spoon as you stir them in.

6.   Add the cooked beans, salt and tequila.

7.   Canned beans can easily be substituted in almost any recipe that calls for cooked beans.

8.   Cooked beans can be successfully frozen in their cooking water.

9.   Eckhardt uses boneless, skinless chicken breasts and lean ground beef in cooking, and said she makes refried beans by mashing the cooked beans with chicken broth.

10.   In Tuscany, passato is a thoroughly smooth, velvety soup made from well-seasoned cooked beans.