Easy Black Bean Soup
Easy Black Bean Soup Back in 2000, I lived in Australia for a year. I craved this Easy Black Bean Soup. Really badly. I’m not sure if it was a classic case of wanting what you couldn’t have or merely a tasty way to make …
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Legumes & Lentils
Black Bean and Roasted Red Pepper Soup
Black bean and Roasted Red Pepper SOup Yesterday, I looked at cooking dried legumes at home. I mentioned that beans could lose their colour if soaked too long. I should add simmering them too long will have a similar affect. This soup proves my point. It’s quite …
Easy 5-Ingredient Black Bean Salad
5-Ingredient Black Bean Salad Who says easy needs to be boring? I’ve been making this 5-ingredient black bean salad for years. I’ve taken it to picnics, potlucks, and family reunions (back when we had picnics and potlucks and family reunions). It’s healthy, travels well, adds …
Classic Split Pea and Ham Soup
Classic Split Pea and Ham Soup I first posted a recipe for classic Split Pea and Ham Soup more than a decade ago. The soup hasn’t changed but a few questions have cropped up over the years. If you’re new to this type of soup …
Black Bean, Corn & Barley Salad
So, Eric Idle came to dinner and was seated beside me. We were going to entertain the other guests with a ripping rendition of The Dead Parrot skit. Only I was so busy thinking up clever tweets I forgot my lines. So I went upstairs to …
Smoky Navy Bean Soup
In my early teens, I had a brief but passionate flirtation with tinned Bean with Bacon soup. My mom, like a sensible parent, didn’t try to talk me out of my crush. She figured I’d eventually come to my senses, and let me ride things …
Soup Sisters: Spread the Love
When is a bowl of soup not a bowl of soup? When it’s a community coming together in support. Soup Sisters is a registered not-for-profit organization with 12 chapters across Canada. Through the help of their volunteers, they have delivered more than 100,000 containers of …
The Inside Scoop on Black Bean Quinoa Burgers
When you meet with the author of a cookbook, you’re often given insights not found in the final print edition — like how they spent most of their time at college scribbling recipe ideas in their binder instead of taking lecture notes, or which of …
Legume and Lentil Recipes to Get You Through the Winter
I’m on CTV’s News at Noon today talking about lentils and legumes. I’m not sure who be hosting since Kyle, my usual side kick, won’t be there. Wonder if it’s something I said? Or maybe he’s afraid I’ll make him stuff another pepper. After all, …