N’s Diet (high-protein, low-carb)

Inspired by How To Boil Water: life beyond takeout, from the Food Network. But their version is “baked mexican black beans” and I didn’t want to bake it, and they use canned tomatoes, and I don’t like them (BPA), and, well, mine’s just a touch different. 1 pound dried black beans, soaked 3 slices bacon 1 large onion, chopped 5 cloves garlic, chopped 2 t cumin 2 bay leaves 6 cups liquid (water, chicken broth, champagne…) 1 jalapeno 1.5 t …