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Black Bean Variation on Bruschetta

Rye bread topped with black beans flattened into cumin, salsa and a mix of allegra cheese and parmesan broiled. Fast and flavorful.

White Bean Soup

Somewhere around 60th St and Columbus Avenue NYC, I came across a takeaway that had this white bean and spinach soup, and a curried filling sandwich. The bread was walnut, cranberry and raisin. Pictured on the front steps of a church on Central Park West.

Chocolate

Dagoba hot pepper chocolate is high concentration dose of goodness for the soul.

Appetizer Cups

Those little appetizer cups are handy to have in storage. Filled with a bit of feta, cucumber, salsa and black beans, a micro-mini salad with dressing…lots of possibilities. And the standby of devilled eggs, this one topped with horseradish.

Masala Black Beans and Veggies

The black beans were mixed with rajmah masala and onions. The cucumber raita would have been cooling had I not cut into the new white onion that was quite potent and peppery. It made for the cucumber-yogurt mixture that was hot. The boiled spinach and cauliflower took the role the raita would have with […]

Spicy Bean and Lentil Night

4-bean salad: half a lemon, olive oil and vinegar to balance with chickpeas, kidney beans, romano beans, black-eyed peas, daikon, onion, celery.
Uduk basmati rice with extra ginger, garam masala and saffron
1/2 cup brown lentil, 1/2 cup red lentil with cumin, coriander, turmeric and curry

Edame Dip

The dip looked and tasted good in the end. It’s easy to overpower edame beans. Some mayonaises could do it or if your green onions are particularly potent. One could put hot red peppers too.
200 grams (1/2 pound) shelled edame (green soy beans)
scoop mayo
1 red pepper chopped
rice vinager
2 green onions
1/2 lime juice and zest
drizzle […]