Many Thai salads are served with large lettuce leaves for wrapping. My favorite is a fiery Green Papaya salad(som tum)
Green papayas are pretty hard to find though.

Back to beans laugh

Scout, I always cover my baked beans. Whether I'm doing simple Boston Baked Beans or a meaty, more complex, Barbecue bean recipe. The old ceramic bean pots were made so that very little moisture was lost during cooking.
[Linked Image from civilization.ca] I do most other beans on the stovetop in a Dutch Oven, covered and simmered very slowly until the beans are tender then I remove the lid and simmer a little longer to reduce the liquid a little bit.

Good coffee, good weed, and time on my hands...