My taco meatballs are made with venison and pork, but you could substitute your favorite meatball ingredients. It all started with a box of black bean spaghetti, which is made with nothing but black beans. I’m always looking for ways … Continue reading Taco Meatballs and Black Bean Spaghetti
I’m reluctant to call this dish chili, even though I know lots of people do just because it’s a combination of beans and meat. I think it’s a stretch, though, and like so many other dishes, I wish some inventive … Continue reading White Bean Chicken Chili—Slow Cooker
Long ago, I posted my traditional method of making chili, whether with venison, beef, or a combination of the two. I use two pots on the stove, cooking beans using a quick soak method in one pot, and cooking the … Continue reading Venison Chili on the Grill
So-called refried beans are not fried twice nor even once, although many do the last step of mashing them in a hot skillet, which is kind of like frying. I guess. But it’s not necessary, especially with the availability of … Continue reading Refried Beans, Not Refried
This recipe would make a nice alternative to sugary baked beans at your next cookout. These lentils are flavored with thick, smoked bacon, onion, garlic, celery, and carrot for a hearty main or side dish. Lentils are great when you … Continue reading Bacony Lentils with Adobo Sour Cream
This is one of my go-to chicken dishes, using poached, pulled chicken. I cook the white beans from dried beans, but you could use canned beans, as well. The dish seems both homey and special, something you could be proud … Continue reading White Bean Chicken Stew with Baby Spinach
This is one of those posts that’s almost more about what we don’t like. We don’t like lettuce is number one. He doesn’t like cucumbers, and almost as much tomatoes and mushrooms. I don’t like sour, vinegary salad dressings, nor … Continue reading Chickpea, Bacon, Zucchini Salad
Some of my favorite bean recipes come from Annie Somerville’s Fields of Greens: New Vegetarian Recipes from the Celebrated Greens Restaurant. (New York: Bantam, 1993). Today’s dinner is inspired by her “Warm Black Beans with Chilies and Cilantro” (p. 271), … Continue reading Country Style Ribs and Black Beans
My Mar-Crest Daisy Dot casserole is getting old. There’s a chip on the inside rim of the lid that has started a hairline fracture, so I should probably just save it for display, but right now it’s the only covered … Continue reading Boston Baked Beans
I’m off for a few days to visit my granddaughter and will be cooking in that familiar yet strange kitchen that is not my own, so I’m taking a few things to make it more mine and will just adapt … Continue reading Cooking in Someone Else’s Kitchen
This post contains recipes for white beans, chicken wraps, and Anaheim pepper salsa. I know that the reasons for eating a meal of color are more serious than, say, not wearing white after Labor Day, but I’m bucking the nutritionists … Continue reading The Predominately White Meal
What’s a daisy ham? That’s what I’ve been wondering since I picked it up at the grocery last week. I was looking for maybe a picnic ham or even smoked ham hocks to cook with lentils and I saw this … Continue reading Uncle Earl’s Lentil Soup with a Daisy Ham
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