Coal Region Recipes With Sam Mitchell

Hi, kids. I’m Sam Mitchell, former Minnesota Timberwolves forward, current Toronto Raptors head coach, and all-around great chef. Welcome to my rugged, steel kitchen.

Today I’m going to teach you how to make one hell of a mean bean soup. Trust me, it’ll be hearty. Just like my heart. Very hearty.

But before we begin, please note that I’ve only ever offered my hard work and give-it-all mentality to teams with ferocious animal monikers. As a scrapper, I can respect the passion and hustle that comes with being a wolf in the wild or a raptor in the exotic jungle on some far away island. I would never, ever, ever work for some pussy organization like the “Magic”. I’m a man’s man, dammit. In fact, if you’re wearing an apron right now, get the fuck out.

Okay… let’s cook!

First, we need to round up our ingredients. Like coaching, if you don’t have the right ingredients — if you don’t have the right players — you’re pretty much screwed. Me, I like to have a lot of ingredients on hand. You know, just because a bean soup recipe doesn’t call for cottage cheese, doesn’t mean I won’t sometimes throw it in. I like to experiment a little. Mix and match different flavors. I find it really keeps the taste buds on their toes.

So, here’s what we need:

1 pound beans
1 1/2 pounds of ham
8 cups cold water
2 cups celery
1/2 cup onion
1/2 cup potatoes
1 1-pound canned tomatoes
2 teaspoons minced parsley
Salt and pepper

Okay, now that we’ve got our goods, whatta say we put this bean soup together, folks?

Pre-heat oven to “hot”. Take the beans, ham, celery, onions, potatoes, and tomatoes, and put them in a bowl. Bake for 46-minutes. Add the parsley for the final 2-minutes. Season with salt and pepper and 8 cups of water. Serve.

Yes, it’s that simple! Look, kids, I can’t stress this enough… never, ever over think or have any sort of game plan before entering the kitchen to cook. It’ll cloud your judgment. As long as you can motivate the potatoes to hustle, and the celery to give nothing less than 110%, everything should come together at the end.

Bon appétit! (I learned French while playing pro ball in France and working hard at life.)

(Thx to HoopsAddict for the photo.)

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By J.E. Skeets at 12:38 pm on 11.16.2006 — Tags: Coaches, Raptors, Photo Fun

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7 Responses to “Coal Region Recipes With Sam Mitchell”

  1. cy at 1:25 pm on 11.16.2006

    i believe the FO calls it pasta fagioli, Sam.

  2. Futile Endeavor at 2:51 pm on 11.16.2006

    Brilliant.

    Up until now, I’ve been taking all my cooking advice from Mike D’Antoni, but my microwave broke down the other day so I’m going to need something new.

  3. MATTO at 4:02 pm on 11.16.2006

    Sam Mitchell coaching the St. Alexander Junior High Chess Team:

    Are we gonna beat our opponents using our superior chess knowledge? No.
    Are we gonna beat them using our precisely practiced skills? No.
    Are we gonna beat them with our highly researched strategies? No.

    I’ll tell you how we’re going to beat them. Hustle. Pure hustle. I want all of you to punch the clock within the first 7 seconds. I don’t care how good or bad your move is. Just punch that fucking clock. Now, I know you’re going to be forced into some bad positions. You may lose your rook, you may lose your queen, but by god, you’ll do it with 110% grit and determination.

  4. J.E. Skeets at 4:14 pm on 11.16.2006

    Best. TBJ Comment. Ever.

    In fact, if someone can find me (er, photoshop me — Howie?) a picture of Sam playing chess, I will switch Matt’s comment with my post.

    Hilarious shit, MattO.

  5. Howie at 5:06 pm on 11.16.2006

    Ahaha MattO you win the internet.

    Skeets I’ll see what I can do.. I got a hot date tonight.. and by “hot date” I mean “bloody night class”

    But there is a hottie I like to chat up..

  6. Futile Endeavor at 6:57 pm on 11.16.2006

    …Sears catalog.

    And yeah, MattO wins the Internet.

  7. The Basketball Jones » Searching For Sammy Mitchell at 8:42 pm on 11.16.2006

    […] Words: MattO | Picture: Howie | Me: Speechless By J.E. Skeets at 7:35 pm on 16/11/2006 — Filed under: Photo Fun, Raptors, Coaches, Awesomeness […]

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