Beans, Grains and Vegetables


Flatbread Melts

Flatbread Melts

Pinto Bean Melt

Wild Salmon Melt
gluten-free, egg-free, dairy-free (uses goat cheese)

Four Grain Flatbreads
chicken, chicken salad, wild salmon salad or pinto bean spread
Shredded Goat Cheese

Under the broiler of the oven or in a counter-top toaster oven, toast both sides of the flatbreads. Spread with desired topping(s) and then top with shredded goat cheese. Put back under the broiler until cheese is melted and [...]

Seasoned Black Beans for Rice Bowls

Seasoned Black Beans for Rice Bowls

A great way to make a double batch of this is to cook 5 cups of dry black beans in the crockpot overnight. Use a 4- to 5-quart crockpot. In the morning, you’ll have 15 cups of cooked black beans, which will make the following recipe twice. Use half the beans for the first batch [...]

Fasooli (White Beans and Rice)

Fasooli (White Beans and Rice)

This is one of my favorite growing up dishes. The flavor is excellent; it is warming and filling. I still don’t think I make it as well as my Mom does, but I try! The photo above is of the Great Northern beans I quick-soaked this morning (see How to Cook Dry Beans). The [...]

Easy Lentil & Brown Rice Lunch (or Dinner)

This is the standby lunch I serve for my kiddoes and me when we have no leftovers in the fridge. It is tasty, satisfying, heathy and filling. Actually, it is surprisingly good, if you consider the reputation that lentils and brown rice have as typical and bland health food fare! When prepared as simply and [...]

Red Palm Oil Popcorn (General Instructions)

Red Palm Oil Popcorn (General Instructions)
No specific measurements, I’m afraid, but these general guidelines should help you in making this delicious and healthy popcorn! (See my original post on Red Palm Oil Popcorn.)
Have you ever popped popcorn in a pot on the stove? If so, you’d use the same amount of palm oil as you do [...]

Crispy Tofu

In my opinion, 99% of the people who say they can’t stand tofu would like it if they ate it as I prepare it — Crispy Tofu.
A friend and I tricked her husband one year by giving him “chicken” chili, where the chicken was really crispy tofu. He liked it, but he didn’t like being tricked, so I [...]

Raw Sweet Potato Cereal

a variation on my friend Brenna’s recipe, originally from Hallelujah Acres

2 sweet potatoes, grated (not yams)
1 cup unsweetened medium shredded coconut OR 2 cups unsweetened large flake coconut
1 cup dried fruit of your choice, or a combination (raisins, chopped dates, chopped dried pears, cranberries, etc.)
1 cup chopped nuts
1 cup fresh or frozen fruit
1 tablespoon cinnamon
garnishes: fresh or frozen fruit, sweetener (xylitol, honey [...]

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