legumes

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vegetarian green chile pinto bean casserole

March 11, 2013

Based on what’s been posted on the blog this year, there’s a pretty good chance you believe we aren’t eating around here. I promise: we are. What are we eating? Well, lots of simple things. Mostly, our favorites on repeat. I stocked our freezer well before Milo arrived, and we’ve been eating lots of salads, [...]

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caramelized onion, black bean, and mango quesadillas

August 20, 2012

 Happy Meatless Monday! Thank you to everyone who chimed in with helpful travel tips and thoughts for Sophie. Our trip was a huge success and our travel went very, very well. Thank you to everyone who sent happy thoughts our way. We’re catching up on all the household tasks that accumulated while we were gone, [...]

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cheesy bean dip (gf)

August 13, 2012

Michael is enjoying a week of uninterrupted bachelorhood with Sophie and I in California enjoying girls (+ my dad) time together. Michael and I are rarely apart more than overnight, so this is kind of a big deal. One way to make it easier (and more fun) for all of us was to plan a [...]

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slow-cooker refried beans (df, gf, v)

May 7, 2012

I don’t know why, but something about cooking dry beans seems intimidating. I suppose it could have something to do with the whole, soaking, draining, cooking for a few hours, and then hoping they’re not crunchy in the end thing. But, turns out, it’s not scary. I’ve only done it a few times before now, [...]

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smokey black bean and lentil soup

January 2, 2012

Welcome back from the season of self-indulgence. Resolutions or not, many of us are ready to run from the sweets and toward anything green or healthy. Have I got just the thing for you!

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settler’s beans

December 19, 2011

I love making friends with people who love cooking. Not only do we have endless foods and restaurants to discuss and cookware to fawn over at length (why hello, Le Cruset Dutch ovens), I get all kinds of new recipes to try! We had the pleasure of meeting some new friends who moved into our [...]

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chorizo and white bean soup

October 26, 2011

 I love the autumn–crisp air with a bit of a bite to it, sweater weather, and–of course–the advent of soup season.

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peach salsa rice bowls

August 15, 2011

Peaches and I. We’re amigos. Compadres. Kindred spirits. In a big, big way. In every way, in fact, other than fuzzy peach skin. While it’s nice to touch with my fingers, it is not so nice for my mouth. I get twitchy just thinking about it. Yeesh. Anyway. Have you ever eaten peach salsa? It’s [...]

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