Bare Cupboard Bean Soup

Old Mother Hubbard
went to the cupboard
after getting home from work to learn that "due to hurricane-related telecommunications issues" (at least Mother H never had to worry about those), Peapod had not delivered groceries. Hence, bean soup.
Soak 16 oz pinto beans by adding water to the top of the pot, bringing to a boil, boiling for 3 min, then leaving mix on very low heat for 1 hr. Add 6 cups veg. stock to crockpot (on high). Process 1/4 jalapeno and 3 cloves garlic until fine. Add and chop 1/2 onion. Slice 1 bunch celery and leaves and 6 carrots. Place in crockpot. Add 1/4 c. pico de gallo or other salsa. Add thyme. Put dishtowels over crockpot to speed cooking. Add drained beans after they have softened and cook for another 3 hours.
Michael thought it would have been nicely complemented by white pepper, which the cupboard didn't have. I added my serving of quinoa (for 3 servings: 1 c. quinoa, 1 c. water, 1 c. wine, rosemary) to my bowl. Slices of swiss cheese would have been nice with the piquancy of the celery.