Theo Bean’s Second Birthday
Hard to believe that our little Theo is already two years old! In the past year, he has become my little sous chef, pulling up a chair nearly the moment I go into the kitchen to clean…
Tag Archives: canned beans
Moroccan Chili
A frugal take on chili employing chickpeas and the Moroccan spice blend called ras el hanout.
Seeing Green
This month’s muffin experiments have been inspired by the hope of spring renewal and by St. Patrick’s Day. I’ve been throwing in green color from a wide range of sources, and have been extremely pleased with…
Food Fight
Challenging one of my strongest food prejudices with a rich, creamy chicken liver curry.
Magic Disappearing Brownies
Have you ever tried combining beans with chocolate? I talked last year about the chocolate chickpea cupcakes I made for Nolan’s 5th birthday, but long before that, I was making bean-based brownies for Nolan to…
Breakfast (Radishes) for Dinner
Using all parts of the radish: Raw for snacking, greens for soup, and even shredded into focaccia bread. Also a white bean-Caesar flatbread with prosciutto and arugula.
Second Fiddle
A tasty, quick chicken fricassee takes a back seat to a raw kale salad with white bean Caesar dressing and croutons made from fried bread dough.
Cuban Pork and Beans
Cuban-influenced braised pork combines with black beans in this flavorful, but not spicy, chili. I served it over rice, with super-simple baked corn chips for crunch.
Feeding My Bread Fiends
Prosciutto-wrapped salmon was the main course, but hearty white bean ragout and home-baked bread stole the show. A drizzle of balsamic reduction ties all the Italian elements together.
Paul’s Party, Part 1: Bits and Bobs
An overview of some of the food I prepared for a friend's going-away party: Spreads with fresh bread, roasted chickpeas, fried zucchini roll-ups, and watermelonade.
I Guarantee
An easy take on the classic red beans and rice, employing canned beans and kielbasa. Just spicy and brothy enough, this recipe stretches a few ingredients into a big pot of food that makes great…
Minestrone and Mac
Italian vegetable soup paired with Dorie Greenspan's corn muffins for a crisper-cleaning, barrel-scraping meal. Plus, a use for those leftover corn muffins the next day---City Bakery's mac and cheese!
Now That’s More Like It
Pantry pasta at its finest: rotini with a sauce of kidney beans, bacon, garlic, onion and a handful of baby spinach.
Mom’s Chili
My mom's recipe for chili may not blow your head off with heat, but it has a good balance of flavors.
Orange Chili
We had hardly finished off the last of the white bean chicken chili I made a week or two back when we went back to the grocery store. Jeremy popped another whole chicken into the…
A week in food
…but not so many photos. We have been eating especially well this past week, but I didn’t get pics of most of it. Last Friday night we had a (sadly unphotographed) crustless broccoli quiche. I’ve…
White Bean and Roasted Red Pepper Dip
I was planning on making soup for dinner last night, but when I walked in the door, red pepper-bean dip with carrot sticks was what sounded good. So I cracked open a can of cannellini…
Tuna and Bean Salad
An easy Italian spin on classic tuna salad, using white beans and a red wine vinaigrette in place of mayonnaise.