This post may contain affiliate links. Please see disclosure and privacy policy here. When I was in my early twenties I loved to cook as much as I do now, but didn’t have the skills yet. When the company I worked for was having a pot luck BBQ I wanted to bring something fantastic. My aunt said that I could have her baked beans recipe and I was so excited to show off my skills! My excitement quickly turned to disappointment when she told me to use Pork and Beans. I thought that I was going to be making a real crowd pleaser from scratch, not from a can. I didn’t…