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Feijoada Before the Feast

November 22, 2021 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

A pot of slow-cooked feijoada is nourishing and will keep you and your family well fed and happy in the days leading up to Thanksgiving. If you host Thanksgiving, holiday week can be tricky meal-wise. Cleaning, shopping and Thanksgiving prep may muscle out making dinner tonight. One year in the run-up to Thursday night’s feast,…

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Filed Under: MAIN COURSE, stew Tagged With: beans, black beans, sofrito, Thanksgiving

The Answer is Beans – Farinata

November 15, 2021 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

Beansare the main ingredient in farinata

Quick — what does this pancake and sustainability have in common? Beans. Tiny as beans are, they have the power to help solve the world’s biggest issues — climate change. Beans are low water, low carbon, high yield. In other words, they require fewer resources to feed more people. Unlike many crops which deplete the…

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Filed Under: LIGHT MEALS, MAIN COURSE, Sides Tagged With: beans, climate change, farinata

Red Beans and Rice – Leftovers Versus Lagniappe

February 15, 2021 by Ellen Kanner 2 Comments

Happy Presidents Day, and a little something for nothing — Red Beans and Rice Happy Presidents Day. For federal workers and many others, Presidents Day means an extra day off.  An extra day off is such a luxury, a delight, a bonus. So why doesn’t an extra meal give us the same thrill? I’ve never…

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Filed Under: grain dish, legumes and pulses, MAIN COURSE Tagged With: beans, dried beans, Lagniappe, Mardi Gras, New Orleans, President’s Day, RBR, red beans, red beans and rice, rice, Slow-cooked, smoked paprika, stew

Sprouting – Cocina Povera | Conscious Cookery Day 3

March 24, 2020 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

sprouting beans is easy, healthy and delicious.

I wish we had a recipe for a coronavirus serum.  But there’s some immunity-boosting magic we can all do.  Sprouting.  Sprouting pulses (dried beans) ups their digestibility and nutritional profile. They’re living foods with all their natural goodness intact.  Besides, sprouting gives you another option for all those dried beans you stockpiled. Sprouting is cheap,…

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Filed Under: legumes and pulses, Random Notes and thoughts Tagged With: beans, dried beans, pantry, pluses, salad, side dish, sprouts, stockpile

My Favorite People, My Favorite Recipes – Joe Yonan

February 24, 2020 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

Impeachment acquittal, Trump’s State of the Union address, don’t get me started.  What’s really exciting in DC these days isn’t happening on Capitol Hill, it’s happening at the Washington Post.  Food editor Joe Yonan has fallen for beans. His new cookbook Cool Beans is a veritable love letter to legumes. This post contains affiliate links….

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Filed Under: Fav People Fav Recipe, LIGHT MEALS, sandwiches Tagged With: beans, cool beans, joe yonan, lentil, protein, sloppy joe, vegan

Chili-Spiked Tempeh With Green Beans and Brown Rice

April 4, 2016 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

Here’s to Gunter Pfaff, tempeh true believer and visionary. Meatless Monday: The Joy, the Soy, the (Sub-)Culture of Tempeh Originally posted on 08/09/2010 for Huffington Post. Betsy Shipley has seen the future, and it is an eco-loving foodie’s wet dream — honest, local, sustainable, organic, free of genetic modification, green, delicious, affordable and accessible to…

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Filed Under: MAIN COURSE Tagged With: beans, Betsy Shipley, Chili-Spiked Tempeh With Green Beans and Brown Rice, Ellen Kanner, Gunter Pfaff, plant-based diet, Soulful Vegan, tempeh, Vegan recipes

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Edible South Florida Winter 2023

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Around the World in Cornmeal Mush | Whetstone Magazine

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Discovering A Brave New World of Vegan Chocolates

Is Olive Oil Good For Us? | Huffpost

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