Tag: beans

Vaguely Southwestern Skillet – Quick Dinner

Vaguely Southwestern Skillet – Quick Dinner

This quick and easy one pot skillet dinner has changed since my mother made something similar, and is now gluten free, but just as easy and tasty! When I was a child, one of my family’s favorite weeknight meals was something we called Melange, or 

Fusion Falafel – Dill Chickpea Fritters

Fusion Falafel – Dill Chickpea Fritters

Traditional falafel technique and non-traditional seasoning combine in these delightful dill chickpea fritters. I didn’t set out to reinvent falafel. I don’t think it needs to be reinvented at all, frankly – lovely crunchy balls or patties full of flavor! A wonderful, and traditional, vegan 

Summery Dill Bean Spread

Summery Dill Bean Spread

All right, it’s another “Not really hummus” bean spread… I make bean spreads like this all summer – usually chickpeas, sometimes white beans, occasionally other kinds…

WIAW 117, and What I’m Doing

WIAW 117, and What I’m Doing

I didn’t originally start discussing weather here because of any illusion that you were all obsessed by the weather in New York City. I started because so much of what I eat is seasonal – and a warm spring or an early frost therefore heavily 

Red Beans with Pork – Protein Flip

Red Beans with Pork – Protein Flip

Protein Flip. That’s the term the Culinary Institute of America is using in a white paper, about the need for chefs and other food professionals to stop obsessing about meat and other animal protein. The Culinary Institute of America is weighing in on this? Yes…