This one is a tough one. Honestly, it is kind of sad but my aunt used to make these baked beans, but they had summer sausage in it, or something like that. I remember when we used to go over to her apartment as kids and she would make those beans with some Mexican rice and enchiladas. That whole meal in fact is such a nostalgic trip for my childhood.

Unfortunately, my aunt, Nita, has not been with us since 2017 and it has been years even before then that she made her beans. My sister has all of her recipes, thank the Lord, but it just would not be the same you know? That is one of those small things that you cannot exactly prepare for when you lose a loved one, those recipes they would make for family get togethers. Anybody could copy the recipe verbatim, but it would always be missing something, that spark to push it over the edge.

I think that is at least one of my favorite recipes, because it is not my own.