Post-Mass-Post-Class Pot-Luck Lunch

Here's what we're bringing: 

1. Easy Lenten I-Just-Made-It-Up Southwestern White Bean Soup (it was going to be chili, but it's a little more soupy than chili-y)

Dump into crockpot:

1 small bag white beans (I used navy beans)
1 can diced tomatoes with juice
1 sweet onion, diced
1 bag frozen kernel corn
2 red peppers, cored and diced (I actually dumped these in this morning, after everything else had cooked all night)

water to cover
salt, chili powder, ground cumin and garlic powder to taste
bay leaf

cook in crockpot overnight

before serving, stir in grated cheese of your choice
(if you're Orthodox, ie the elite special-forces corps of Lenten fasting, you can leave out the cheese)

2. Trail Mix

2 1-lb bags shelled sunflower seeds + 1 bag chopped dates + 1 large box golden raisins in fancy Swedish-cookie tin left over from Christmas