Day 10:

Breakfast:
Pancake Mix 40/40 ++++
I'm pretty much assuming that this will cook similar to the blueberry pancakes... Not much more I can really write on this one...

Visual Appeal: 10/10-
Cooks up golden and looks lovely.

Smell: 10/10-
Nice golden pancake smell.

Taste: 10/10-
Slightly sweet yet wheat flavor.

Texture: 10/10-
Light fluffy enjoyable.

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Lunch:
Beans and Ham Soup 33/40 +++

I like the fact that they put Beans first in this title. Normally you have Ham and Beans soup. That right there tells me there will be more legumes than ham in this soup. My experience with Ham and Beans soup is that the flavors should be smokey and rich. The ham flavor should inundate the sauce, the beans, and every bite should have a subtly sweet yet satisfyingly savory flavor to it. Looks as though there are carrots in this soup... I'll also be interested in if this is really a soup or a stew???

Visual Appeal: 10/10-

It does end up more of a thick soup, which is the way that my family makes it... The color of the soup is a nice copper color. The ham and beans are plentiful and it really does look good.

Smell: 8/10-

Upon opening the lid, the rich smokey smell of ham and bean soup wafted out and quickly dissipated. The aroma was lovely... I'm not exactly sure how it dissipated so quickly.

Taste: 7/10- It is a tad under seasoned. It could do with another dash of liquid smoke and it is lacking in the sodium department- for obvious reasons. It does have the right flavor combination of ham, smoke and bean, but it is definitely muted.

Texture: 8/10- Beans are a tad overcooked. They are mushy when you eat them. I like them a little bit firm. Too mushy reminds me of baby food. The ham is not overly chewy or over cooked and has the right consistency. The thickness of the soup takes a little getting used to, when you first eat it. Not bad but not fantastic.

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Dinner: Dinner with family---

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