You get the same if you put a potato in the beans, it takes the crack pout of em! Alot of things ya can do 2dog. Beans is the best, lets touch on hick's idea. Same thing just add garlic, onions, cilantro, salt, pepeer, cumin,and a pinch of sugar. When you get home if you transfer to a metal pot and continue to simmer fer 30-45 min it will thicken the bean juice with no extra additives. Simply serve over your fav rice. Dinner and leftovers fer lunches at work fer the week. A simple cordon blue, slice the ham thin about a hair past the thickness of a quarter. Take a bonless chicken boob and cut a slit in the middle large enough to stuff cheese or a string cheese snak into. Be carefull not to cut in half and if you can not all the way through. a pouch if you will. Wrap ham around cheese till you can't see most of it, stuff it your chicken boob. Close cut end or ends with toothpics. make a simple egg wash, like your frying chicken. Dip into eggwash and roll in your fav. breadcrumbs or panko(japanese breadcrumbs). Place on greased pan or cookie sheet on bottom rack at 350 fer 45 min or till done. You can buy a hollandaise suace packet at your local store. Knorr's is actually not that bad or serve plain over wild rice pilaf.