Beans

Chickpea, Feta and Cucumber Salad

Need a little freshness to help get you through winter? Try this delicious Chickpea, Feta and Sundried Tomato Salad. It’s delish!

Creamy Cannelini Beans & Kale Soup with Herbed Garlic Toast

Learn to make this delicious soup!

Light Lentil Soup

There are so many varieties of lentils. Do you know when it’s best to use them?

During the summer season, I get a plethora of delicious veggies from my Community Supported Agriculture, so I try to use them in everything I can. This month I’ve been getting a ton of summer squash and zucchini. So, I sauteed them into my minestrone soup and put it to the toughest taste test I know. Here’s the results…

Black Eyed Peas with Chorizo

A classic recipe eaten in the new year to bring prosperity and good luck is made with Black Eyed Peas that are also known as Cow Peas or Goat Peas. They are rich in fiber, nutrients and protein, and like all legumes, a little can go a long way!

Garlicky Green Beans

Green beans get their color from chlorophyl and yellow wax beans are simply green beans that have been bred without that pigment.
Are they any less good for you? Nope.
They are still just as nutritious and delicious, and make for a great colorful side dish like the one below. Enjoy!

Cannelinni Beans and Basil Salad

Tired of boring bean soup? Try this delicious bean salad!

Nourishing White Beans and Vegetable Soup

If you are seeking to nourish your body and improve vitality on a deeper level, put some beans back into diet.

Roasted Squash and Pinto Bean Chili

Got squash? Roast it and use it in chili! It’s delicious.

Black Beans and Sweet Summer Corn Salad

Beans and corn are kinda like peas and carrots… they work really well together. Corn lacks the amino acids, tryptophan and lysine, that are essential to forming proteins. And, beans are high in lysine and tryptophan to make up for that lack. So these two foods, when combined together, create a healthful and delicious dish. […]