Main Dishes


12-Bean Soup Mix, and 12-Bean Soup Recipe, and 12-Bean Soup Mix for Gifts

About 4 years ago, I bought 3 to 5 pounds each of about 12 different organic beans and barley, and mixed up my own bean soup mix. We ended up with tons of it ~ 65 pounds in fact! I still have about 5 cups left of the mix in my kitchen. I gave lots [...]

Simple Beef and Quinoa Skillet Dinner

Based on my healthy skillet dishes, here’s a main dish we really enjoyed last week. Both satisfying and easy, I know most people would love it.

2 pounds grass-fed ground beef
1 medium onion or 2 small onions, diced
4 cups cooked and cooled quinoa*
2 to 3 teaspoons sea salt, or to taste
1/2 teaspoon black pepper, or to [...]

Mulukhiyyah (Arabic Comfrey and Lamb Stew over Rice)

recipe from “Sahtein: Middle East Cookbook”

4 cups of dried mulukhiyyah (comfrey)
2 pounds lamb meat (boneless preferred)
6 cloves of garlic
1/4 cup pine nuts
6 cups water or lamb broth
salt and lemon juice to taste
1 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons of butter
prepared, cooked brown rice

Brown the garlic with pine nuts in the butter. Add the meat; brown [...]

Chicken, Rice & Bean Skillet

Chicken, Rice & Bean Skillet

This is one of my not-very-precise recipes, and it also happens to be very forgiving. I created it along the same lines as many of my hard-to-duplicate-exactly skillet dishes. It was delicious last night and I’m looking forward to having more for lunch today.

1 red onion, diced
extra virgin olive oil
2 or 3 cups of cooked [...]

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 [...]