Fry sausage (if you are watching fats, you can boil in small amount of water.)

Add celery, onion, garlic, cook until done. Add red beans. Add 1/2 cup water

or enough so mixture won't be dry. Add bay leaves, pepper, cumin, Tabasco.

Add ham and salt to taste. Cook on low heat for 30 minutes. Serve over rice.

*This is a 'modern, hurry-up' version of an old recipe that takes all day to pre-

pare. Louise helped me convert it to today's busy world.