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Eyed the Black Beans

Spiced rice in tomato sauce with black beans, green salad with radishes and a sesame tamari dressing. Beside that part of a pita with spread made from red lentils, ground almond, olive oil, cilantro.

White Kidney Bean Soup and Crescent Rolls

( On the Table and Beans and Soups )

It’s still nice enough to eat outside.
The soup was white kidney beans, onions, carrots (coming into season), rehydrated sun-dried tomatoes, some sage and thyme.
The rolls were the crescent rolls this time rolled thinner and the dough cut into 8 triangles instead of quarters.

Bean and Tortilla Lasagna

1 tsp olive oil
1 small onion, chopped
1/2 a bell pepper
liberal shakes of Tabasco sauce
3 cups white kidney beans, drained
(2) 12 oz jar of roasted sweet red peppers
2 cups piquant tomato sauce
12 corn tortillas
3 oz cheddar, grated
1 cup of salsa
fresh ground pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Saute the onion and fresh sweet pepper until soft.
Add […]

White Bean Stew

This is from a recipe from Terry Joyce Blonder’s cookbook Wholehearted Cooking: Simply Delicious Low Fat Recipes.
1 1/2 cup dry navy beans, soaked overnight in 3 cups water
1 tablespoon olive oil (rosemary infused in this case)
2 medium yellow onions, chopped
4 carrots, chopped, 14 oz can tomatoes, drained and seeded
2 1/2 cups water, chopped parsley, salt, […]

Vegetarian Baked Beans

1 pound of brown beans, soaked overnight then cooked for about a half hour until they start to become tender.
Mix in 1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 cup molasses (measured into dry measure after the measure of a tablespoon of olive oil so it slides right out)
2 Tablespoons honey dijon mustard
2 large onions, 1 chopped roughly, the […]

Breaded Peanutty Tofu

( On the Table and Beans and Grains )

Mixed varieties of rice, an Indonesian peanut-coconut sauce, chopped spinach and firm tofu fried in a coating of Thai peanut breading and whole wheat bread crumbs.