Scrooge was a classic "bean counter" _ a derogatory term for someone who is tight-fisted and ungenerous with their money.But when it comes to good nutrition, there's nothing bah-humbug about counting beans.A Google search of dry bean soup mixes starts at five (usually red bean, navy bean, black bean, black-eyed peas and split peas) and ratchets all the way up to 32 varieties. For The Kansas City Star's 15-Bean Tex Mex Soup, we used a supermarket soup mix variety that [...]
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