This is quite a versatile recipe; you can make it in a slow cooker, or bake it, or microwave it if you really want to. It’s a great way to sneak in more vegetables.
Creamy Avocado & White Bean Wrap
April 9, 2011 By 13 Comments
I love it when a recipe tastes so good you can’t believe it’s healthy!
Slow-Cooker Black Bean Chili
December 29, 2010 By 7 Comments
My friends at Collective Bias issued another challenge: make something in a slow cooker, using Frank’s Red Hot sauce. I decided to combine it with my Dark Days Challenge and created the following recipe, which turned out great if I do say so myself.
Refried Black Beans and Rice
November 15, 2010 By 3 Comments
When suppertime came around, I was not too hungry but wanted a little something; so I looked through my cookbooks to find something quick, easy, and which would work well for lunch tomorrow. As soon as I saw this recipe in The Food Matters Cookbook: 500 Revolutionary Recipes for Better Living I knew it fit the bill.
Winter Minestrone with Turnips, Potatoes, and Kale
October 27, 2010 By 12 Comments
This recipe is adapted from The Art of Simple Food: Notes, Lessons, and Recipes from a Delicious Revolution. As much as I don’t want it to be winter yet, I was able to use mostly produce from last week’s CSA pickup.
Heirloom Beans with Leeks
June 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I was lucky to get some Jacob’s Cattle Beans for free from Marx Foods. I knew they’d be perfect for this recipe from Simply in Season.
Black Bean Dip
April 7, 2010 By 4 Comments
Despite what the photo above may lead you to believe, this black bean dip is super yummy. It’s just kind of hard to photograph some things, ya know? I tried taking a picture of it in a tortilla, as that’s how I ate it for lunch, but that pic didn’t turn out much better:
Dilly Bean Potato Soup
January 19, 2010 By 10 Comments
Before I started this challenge of cooking through Simply in Season, I hardly ever made soup. But over the last several months I’ve discovered that it’s one of my favorite things to make. It’s very forgiving – no tricky timings, the quantities of ingredients don’t have to be exact, and it reheats well for lunches [...]
Pantry Essentials: All About Beans
January 18, 2010 By 8 Comments
Beans. The magical fruit. Full of protein, cheap. Chances are, you have a few bags of dried beans in your pantry that you haven’t done anything with. Yet. I mentioned to my co-worker this afternoon that I really hope my beans didn’t escape from the crock pot. She looked at me funny. That’s when I [...]
Black Bean and Rice Skillet
December 16, 2009 By 4 Comments
