No. No, they are not. I cannot even begin to tell you how many home-cooked beans I've had at barbeques, get togethers, etc. that royally sucked. So please, give these a try. You won't be sorry.
Ingredients
1 and 1/2 cups of dry pinto beans
3 cloves of garlic, minced
1/2 small onion, chopped
3 slices of smoked bacon, chopped
1 jalepeno pepper (though today I used bell pepper instead)
5 cups water
salt/pepper to taste
Add all of the ingredients into a pot and cover. Simmer on medium low heat for around 3 hours, or until the beans are soft and the cooking liquid creamy. Keep an eye on the pot, by the way; if the water level gets too low, add in some extra. You should never be able to see exposed beans, they should always be covered with cooking liquid.
Now, if that isn't a recipe that any goofball can follow, then I don't know what is.
Please note, by the way, that I didn't specify how much salt or pepper to use. I tend to salt and pepper food fairly liberally, so I do not want to tell anyone how much salt to use.
My very delicious beans were a part of my Tex Mex feast which had fajitas, rice, beans, guacamole, pico de gallo, and (not homemade) tortillas.
Mmmmmmmmmmm.
