A Bug's Life

I've been having a domestic interlude. I cleared the kitchen cupboards yesterday, and found many packets of dried beans and pulses, so thought I'd soak and cook and freeze them so they're available in a more readily edible format. Two packs later, and there's beans all over the shop, cooling in plastic tubs and bowls and the lasagna dish... I did at least remember to only cook as many beans as fit in the saucepans.

I prefer tinned; much less faff, and a firmer consistency. It seems like a false economy, to buy the dried beans but then spend hours soaking and rinsing and boiling and simmering. My boiled beans usually go floury and fall apart. Butter beans are the worst for this - once the husks have split and fallen off, there's hardly any bean left!