In goes beans, and the ham flavor packet that came with them, chopped onion from my garden, trimmed country ham pieces, minced garlic, a healthy dose of Tony's More Spice, and some fresh ground black pepper. I don't add any additional salt since the country ham and Tony's has enough, and no, I didn't add sugar, the canister just happens to be in the background. For the beans, I prefer straight pintos, but the wife prefers the 15 bean mix. Some things are not worth arguing about
Into the crockpot, added enough water so that there is enough liquid after the dry beans absorb as much as they are going to. I've done this so many times that I don't bother measuring anything. I know what the right amount of everything looks like.
Plated and ready to eat. I will confess, I didn't have time today to make corn bread, so I picked up a pan of it from the bakery department at Meijer. It's actually pretty dang good, too.