Cold Weather Meal :::: Ham and Beans with Cornbread

Ham and beans in the winter is a welcome dish. While I understand that not everyone enjoys it like I do so we have to fix a ham along with the ham and beans at our house. SO our menu goes like this
ham and beans
cornbread
ham and cheese sandwiches
coleslaw
fried potatoes

Today, I am only sharing a ham and bean and cornbread recipe. A quick search on this blog will reveal the recipes to the other dishes.

First up
Sweet Cornbread

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup Corn Meal
1 T. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/4 cups milk
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1/3 cup veg. oil
3 Tbls. melted butter or margarine (I used butter)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8" square baking pan. Combine flour, sugar, corn meal, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Combine milk, eggs, oil and butter in a small bowl, mix well. Add to flour mixture, stir just until blended. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 35 minutes until toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Crockpot Ham and Beans

1 lb small navy beans 
1 onion, chopped
2 sticks celery, chopped
3/4 c chopped carrots
2 T  chopped garlic from jar
1/2 t pepper
leftover ham bone with meat on it 
1 1/2 c chopped up ham
4-5 c water
ham broth

sort through beans tossing out any hard rocks or dried up beans. Soak over night in water with 2 t baking sodaDrain and rinse beans well. Chop veggies, place incrockpot with beans. Add bone and ham Add ham broth, water and spices Cover and let cook for at least 6 hours remove ham bone and take meat off bone return meat tobeans. Cook another couple hours.

original recipe source here