Four Beans and Sausage

Everyone in our house has been sick, but I think we are on the mend. We have had fevers and the kids and Sean have lingering coughs. Somehow I escaped that part.
I have started officially training for my half-marathon in April. Unfortunately, most of those miles are on the treadmill due to the weather, but I am thankful to have a treadmill. Otherwise I would not be able to run, and for me, that would be TERRIBLE! I was already loggint 20-25 miles per week, so the training is not a whole lot different yet. I am hoping to be able to start running outside some soon. We are planning a trip to HAWAII at the end of March to visit my sister and her family! So, I am looking forward to running outside there. :) I am excited to see my sister and my new nephew (and the rest of the family). Gabriella is super excited to get to have a "slumber party" with her 4 year old cousin, Olivia.

Here is a recipe that our family loves. It works nicely because Sean loves the sausage, so I just eat the beans and give any sausage I scoop out to him.

Four Beans and Sausage

15 oz. can great northern beans, drained

15.5 oz. can black beans, rinsed and drained

16 oz. can red kidney beans, drained

15 oz. can butter beans, drained

1.5 cups ketchup

½ cup chopped onions

1 green pepper, chopped

1 lb. smoked sausage, cooked and cut into ½ inch slices

¼ cup brown sugar

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

½ tsp. dry mustard

½ tsp. Tabasco sauce (I use the red hot cayenne pepper sauce b/c it is what I have on hand)

Combine all ingredients in slow cooker

Cover. Cook on low 9-10 hours or high 4-5 hours.