Tag: beans

Love & Saffron by Kim Fay and One-Bean Salad
Love & Saffron is the August/September selection for Cook the Books. Read on about this charming novel about friendship, letters and food.

Creamy Black Bean Dip and Classic Hummus
Here’s two great dips for your Super Bowl table plus a bonus round-up of previous Super Bowl recipes featured at EE.

Persian Noodle Soup for Cook the Books and The Temporary Bride
The Temporary Bride: A Memoir of Love and Food in Iran by Jennifer Klinec is the October/November selection for Cook the Books. This is a true story of a Canadian expat searching for new culinary experiences, primarily set during her trek into Iran.

A Mexican Feast to Celebrate Frida for Food ‘n Flix
Enchiladas Tapatias, green rice, seasoned black beans, guacamole, and Jamaica Flower Water.

White Bean-Tomato Soup with Chickpea “Croutons”
For my very first Secret Recipe Club assignment back in July 2011, I tried to roast chickpeas. I love chickpeas and I love wasabi peas so I had high hopes. They came out soggy and chewy, not crunchy and delicious. (Needless to say I moved on to another recipe.) Recently I was…

Texas (or Oklahoma) Ovenbaked Beans
This round for Cook the Books Club features The Baker’s Daughter by Sarah McCoy. This recipe was inspired by the novel.

Roasted Garlic and Rosemary Bean Dip
I great dip, spread, or wrap filling. Delicious!!

OCD Recipes Revisited: Country French Soup
As I was looking over my list of winning recipes, I was struck by a couple of things. I used a lot of prepackaged and processed foods for these contests. Basically because these prepackaged and processed food companies were sponsors. 🙂 Here’s a list of a few winners that were sponsored by food companies. Texas…

BBQ Baked Beans (and a pre-bake sale announcement)
Keep reading for more information about the Colorado Wildfire Bake Sale and a BBQ Bean Recipe.

Great Northern Bean Dip
Hunger pains, raiding the pantry, the invention of a new appetizer.