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Beans

Super Food: Cannellini Beans and Roasted Garlic

13.03.2010 Beans

My mother has always been a master at stretching a dollar because she’s had lots of practice most of her life.  As a single mother of three children under the age of five by the time she was 25, she worked hard to put a roof over our heads and food on the table.  She [...]

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Scarlet Runner Bean Soup with Vegetables

07.01.2009 Beans

I love beans.  I always have.  Although you might catch me sampling the piquant flavors of a great baked beans recipe at a barbeque, I’m more of a straight bean sampler.  Someone who enjoys the texture and taste of a big pot of beans without too many other flavors interfering with that of the bean [...]

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Spicy Game Day Chili Beans

03.01.2009 Beans

Having been a resident of San Diego for so many years, it's impossible not to get caught up in our Chargers even though there always seems to be just as many fans in the stadium for the opposing team as there are Chargers fans.  Lots of people who grew up elsewhere find their way here [...]

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Green Beans and Chantrelles with Fried Onions

23.11.2008 Beans

Green beans go way back in my family.  And when I think of them, it's usually not the crispy sauteed with garlic and a few shallots way I routinely fix them now, but something that's a meal in itself:  A big pot of fresh green beans with quartered, unpeeled potatoes, and lots of onions, sauteed [...]

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Spanish Meatballs & Garlicky Greenbeans

01.10.2008 Beans

Have you been watching Spain:  On the Road Again?  When I saw Mario Batalli with Gwynneth Paltrow in the recent issue of Food & Wine,  I thought, huh.  Okay.  And then I looked at the recipes since that’s what life is all about, right?  All that olive oil and garlic…potatoes and rice. Mmm-Hmmm. I have [...]

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NON-Cowboy Caviar: Beat the Heat

05.08.2008 Beans

When the weather is warmer or more humid than I like, or when I don’t want something packed with calories disguised as butter, or cream, or bacon, I crave food that has a bite, some salt, and involves work. No, the work isn’t about the preparation — it’s about chewing.  Chewing, crunching, and savoring the [...]

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