| March 9, 2010, 12:23 pm "Dry & Yummy Delight" - Pineappley Beans
jhsarkar | It also has garlic in it. Don't gag! Pineappley Beans are truly what my daughter (almost 8yo) calls "Dry & Yummy Delight."
My family has started calling me the Bean Queen. I cook an awful lot of them these days. So today we're in the kitchen making my chili (yup, beans!)...and the Bean Princess decides to chop a big fat clove of garlic. Next thing I know, she's got it sizzling in a little canola oil, dumping a (rinsed, drained) can of small white beans into the pan, and adding a little canned pineapple with some of the juice. A dash ... |
continue reading 7 comments February 23, 2010, 12:08 pm beans/slow cooking questions
readytorun | I'm trying to make chili with dry beans and my questions are -- (1) do I get the beans cooked, and then add the other stuff, or just throw it all in from the start? For chili, whatever veggies I have to add don't need to retain their shape, but my meat already is browned/cooked, so wouldn't it lose flavor cooking again all day? In other cases, I can picture adding raw meat, so it could cook for a long time, but I might want my carrots or other veggies to be firmer. How long in a slow cooker for ... |
continue reading 4 comments January 16, 2010, 7:18 pm Sort beans
lorijrcamp | Ok so this may sound quite uniformed which I am. What does wash and sort mean pertaining to beans? I understand the wash but what am I sorting? I have some pink beans which I want to soak tonight and try the Chalupa recipe on the bag. Thanks for your help. ... |
continue reading 5 comments January 15, 2010, 10:41 am
updated Mar 11, 2010, 8:55 pm One Very Green Meal |
 Due to circumstances beyond my control this morning, I missed breakfast. Tisk, tisk. I only got coffee because my husband brought me my NutriMirror insulated tumbler, full of the good stuff.
I know I have told you quite enough about beans this week but becuase I had no other meal or snacks yet entered to my log to compare it to, I wanted to share just how green one meal can make a person.
As I shared on Tuesday, I often toss leftovers atop quinoa and beans. Today I had some steamed broccoli and carrots left from the girl's dinner ... |
continue reading 17 comments January 11, 2010, 10:08 pm
updated Mar 11, 2010, 8:33 pm SERVING up a SMILE 1/12/10: Green on a Shoestring, Part I |
 Bean There and Done That
Once per week, my youngest daughter and I pack a lunch—me with my brown bag and her with her Tinkerbell lunch box—and hit the mall. We don’t shop (I’m not much of a mall shopper). What we do is far more detestable than that. My young daughter and I use the bistro tables in front of the whipped cream coffee and buttered pretzel stands for free. After we enjoy a well-rounded lunch and some pleasant conversation (it’s far more engaging than one would guess), it’s off to the play area we venture. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I ... |
continue reading 58 comments June 26, 2009, 1:35 pm Two New Recipes to Share | I just mixed these up for the weekend since we tend to eat our worst on the weekends (we don't want to miss time hanging out). I have already tasted them both and they are tasty!
Cucumber and Garbanzo Salad
1 Large Cucumber
1 can reduced sodium Garbanzo Beans (or 3.25 cups cooked)
1 tablespoon mashed garlic
2 tablespoons Balsamic Vinegar
1 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 tablespoons cilantro
Black Bean Salad
1 Can reduced sodium black beans
.25 cup chopped onions
2 teaspoons lime juice
1 tablespoon cilantro
1 cup frozen corn
1 cup diced tomato
1 tablespoon mashed garlic
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
Mix the herbs, galic and liquids, then add the ... |
continue reading 7 comments June 5, 2009, 2:38 pm
updated Jun 27, 2009, 9:22 am Cooking Beans without "Fireworks"
cyberante | Since this is still going on, here's a tip from my aunt's cookbook "Cooking with Natural Foods"
"The substance in beans which produce gas - two unusual starches... not broken down by the starch digesting enzymes.... they remain in the (digestive) tract...come in contact with certain bacteria which react to break them down." ...The rest has been adequately described.
To overcome this:
"wash the beans
place in the amount of water needed to cook them and soak all day
freeze overnight
cook them in the same water (ice)
don't add salt
use the meat tenderizer that contains papain
OR 6 papaya enzyme tablets crushed (equiv 1 tsp ... |
continue reading 4 comments April 21, 2009, 11:00 pm Do-over, Re-do, Rewind |
 So, I was talking with my mother this evening and brought up the spicy black-eyed peas. I mentioned that this recipe had a lot more fat in it that her other black-eyed pea recipe, and I wondered why she made it. I mean, it's a really good recipe and we've eaten it often, but I don't remember it's fat and calories being so high. She told me this was The Black-Eyed Pea recipe. We talked and talked, each of us becoming confused and frustrated (we do that a lot). We finally decided to get out the recipe and her measurements |
continue reading 6 comments March 17, 2009, 10:54 pm Basic Pinto Beans |
 My mother calls this her basic pinto bean recipe. The ingredients are easy to get, and the flavors are familiar. We are however in Southern California, so for us the familiar is Mexican flavors. If jalapenos and cilantro aren't your thing don't sweat it. Beans are so simple because they are essentially a blank slate, add the flavors you're familiar with and you're sure to have a winning dish.
Ingredients
- Pinto beans, 2 cups sorted and soaked (334 grams)
- Onion, 1 halved and peeled (240 grams)
- Garlic, 4 cloves minced (16 grams)
- Canned tomatoes, 15 ounces peeled, no salt (411
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continue reading 2 comments March 10, 2009, 10:47 pm
updated Mar 11, 2009, 6:43 pm Another simple salad |
 With all of the bean and grain salads we've been posting lately, everyone's lunches had better be kickin' it!
Your co-workers should be jealous of all the colorful, whole foods you've been eating.
Heck yea you cook with quinoa, and your down with bulgar; beans bring 'em on, and grains... no brainer!
Here is another one to add to your repertoire: White Bean, Tuna and Lemon Salad. It's super refreshing and simple. And as always, beans are inexpensive, you get multiple meals, and they are rich in fiber. This dish is also full of protein because of the tuna.
Ingredients
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continue reading 4 comments February 27, 2009, 6:59 pm Because the Reflection Analysis said so...part deux |
 All right, so we’re on a bean and grain kick. But hey, nutrimirror keeps screaming fiber at my mother and her wallet keeps screaming, “take it easy.” As before, mom went to her cupboards and refrigerator for ingredients. She chose bulgur (it’s the grain used in tabbouleh), garbanzo beans, fresh parsley, celery, red bell pepper and homemade white wine vinaigrette. Have you ever worked with bulgur? You don’t have to cook it; it just has to be soaked (equal parts grain to liquid) for 1/2 an hour. Once mom chose her ingredients, she added them to a bowl according to |
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