Like so many others, I got together with friends for the 4th of July holiday. We had a potluck, and so I needed to bring things to share. By now it's obvious that I am a serious foodie. I love intricate, challenging. sophisticated cuisine. However, I am not a food snob. I freely acknowledge my middle class roots.
As a child, my grandmother often babysat for me. A common lunch was that classic; beenies and weenies. Yes, Van Camp's pork and beans with hot dogs sliced into them. Now, due to an unfortunate incident of food poisoning, I cannot bring myself to eat canned pork and beans ever again. But, being nostalgic, and wanting to do something classic, I was determined to do an upscale version. So, I made my own baked beans, and grilled some very good chicken, apple, and gouda sausages, which I cut up and added to the beans.
