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Sneak Preview of “The Everything Beans Book” (Free Download: Pasta with White (Bean) Sauce)

January 21st, 2011 · 24 Comments · Recipes

Pin ItPasta may be a compromise meal for dyed in wool traditional foods eaters, but for many families it’s a stock dinner every week. This recipe takes spaghetti night and upgrades it a level to include nutrient-dense legumes and offers a fabulous homemade sauce –option for those who make their own pasta. The Everything Beans [...]

Monday Mission: Learn to Use Dry Beans

January 17th, 2011 · 34 Comments · Monday Missions

Pin It Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to start using or increase your frequency of use of dry beans in your menu plan. Impact Ratings: Level of Commitment: Baby Steps For a while when I first started Kitchen Stewardship, I may have been known as a beany gal. I had lots to [...]

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Whole Foods for the Holidays: Tuscan Beef and Bean Stew {Main Course}

November 16th, 2010 · 13 Comments · Recipes

Pin ItI know it’s pretty standard to serve a big old hunk of meat as the main course if you’re hosting a holiday dinner, and I admit the last time we hosted Christmas Day dinner at our house, we served a grocery store ham. I’m not sure if I could do that in good conscience [...]

Whole Foods for the Holidays: Black Bean Soup Recipe

October 19th, 2010 · 16 Comments · Recipes

Pin It We won’t get to break out the fancy china and light all the sparkly candles from our holiday decorations boxes, but a group of lovely ladies will invite you over to our online “homes” each week from now until mid-December for a progressive dinner, real food style. We’d like to share our favorite [...]

In-Season Recipe Connection: Sausage, Kale and Bean Soup

August 24th, 2010 · 8 Comments · Recipes

Pin ItI just can’t stop making soup, even when it’s ninety degrees outside. You may think of soup as purely a winter thing, but with all the fresh produce coming into my house (from the Farmer’s Market…remember, the organic gardening series were all guest posts!) I can’t help but make some of my favorites. This [...]

In-Season Recipe Connection: Mexican Stuffed Peppers

August 17th, 2010 · 24 Comments · Recipes

Pin ItAre you tempted by the lovely basket of peppers at the Farmer’s Market but not quite sure how to deal with so many all at once? Since most recipes seem to call for one pepper at a time, you either have to preserve the peppers by freezing or dehydrating, or find a great stuffed [...]

Recipe Connection: Mexican Style Black Bean Burgers

July 13th, 2010 · 14 Comments · Recipes

Pin It Tis the season to be grilling! I’m faking you out. These “burgers” aren’t grilled at all. In fact, they’re a meatless meal (but do they *almost* look like real, grilled burgers?). I’ve tried a handful of meatless veggie burger recipes over the years, and most of them end up being rejected or at [...]