Easy Black Bean Soup

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 

Black Bean and Roasted Red Pepper Soup

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 

3-Ingredient Browned-Butter Crispy Rice Squares

3-Ingredient Browned-Butter Crispy Rice Squares

3-Ingredient Browned-Butter Crispy Rice Squares This 3-ingredient recipe has almost as many hyphens as ingredients. And no, Browned-Butter Crispy Rice Squares are not in my book. Not because I was holding out on you. It’s just that the concept didn’t occur to me until too 

Easy 5-Ingredient Black Bean Salad

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 

Apple Chips

Apple Chips

Apple CHips Yesterday, I posted about root vegetable chips. Today, the chips are made of fruit. Spring is not the best time of year for apples. While the produce section boasts apples year round, by the time winter is over, the Macs are long gone 

Crispy Root Vegetable Chips

Crispy Root Vegetable Chips

Crispy Root Vegetable Chips So far, I haven’t noticed a shortage of root vegetables. The produce section in the local grocery stores has plenty of potatoes, beets, turnips, parsnips, sweet potatoes and even rutabagas. The only issue you might have with this recipe is finding 

Classic Split Pea and Ham Soup

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 

Semi-Sourdough No-Knead Bread

Semi-Sourdough No-Knead Bread

I’m impatient. Spontaneous, spur-of-the-moment concepts intrigue me. Once I’ve got the hang of something, I like to move onto the next shiny challenge. Follow-through and maintenance suffocate me. I offer my neglected and haphazard filing system as proof.  Given my capricious nature, sourdough and I should not 

Flourless Chocolate-Chip Peanut Butter Cookies

Flourless Chocolate-Chip Peanut Butter Cookies

flourless chocolate chip peanut butter cookies This recipe was inspired by my cousin Donna. She loves chocolate and isn’t all that into baking, so this one’s right up her alley. Recently, she asked if it was okay to put chocolate chips in my Buttery Oatmeal