April is turning out to be colder than March, in one of those weird early spring Ohio twists. I actually had hot chocolate before bed twice this past weekend, and Sammy’s soccer practice tonight was out and out freezing. Alex has a cold and my throat has hurt intermittently for the last week. John is…
Potaje de Vigilia (Spanish Fasting Soup with Beans, Thickened with Bread)
This time of year always brings with it a dilemma: you want healthy and light after weeks of feasting but at the same time for many of us it is cold outside and we want warming and hearty. Year after year I seem to turn to the same solution: bean soup.
Indian Bean and Chickpea Stew with Mushrooms
This Indian Bean and Chickpea Stew with Mushrooms is a fantastic and flexible vegetarian curry that will sell anyone on Indian food–case in point my mom loved it! As you will read, the first time I made it, I did not properly record what I did. I made it again in October 2015 and updated…
Sausage and Triple Bean Stew with Crimini Mushrooms
Really this post should have been about all of the awesome places you can go with dried beans on a fall football Saturday–and we’ll get there–but you might notice there is a large turtle in the middle of your screen. Personally, I blame it on the weather. I enjoyed this stew, don’t get me wrong,
New Year Noodle Soup
When I was editing the photos for this dish I had the exact same visceral reaction that I did upon seeing the photos at 101cookbooks: I want that soup and I want it now. If you’re a soup lover and a legume lover like me, this dish is pretty much nirvana. It’s simultaneously creamy and…
Butternut Squash & Chickpeas served on Mixed Grains
This is a great dish to serve in the middle of holiday excess–which I realize we aren’t there yet, but it’s coming. I just bought several holiday cookie magazines, and am excitedly planning what will be gracing my cookie tins this year. But I digress–I was telling you how tasty, easy, nutritious and especially fiber…
Sour Chickpea Soup
What was I saying about life getting in the way of blogging? Sorry for the delay on the promised soup; I got sick last week with a G.I. bug–food was the last thing I wanted to think about. But now that I am thinking about it, I am very excited to share this soup. I’m…
Rustic Chickpea Puree with Pasilla Chile, Mint & Cider Vinegar
The first meal back from a vacation is always interesting. You’re never sure what is in your fridge, your pantry, what has gone bad, what might still be use-able, what your husband might have eaten in your absence…. For example, I threw out 3 onions when making this soup, that had apparently gone bad in…
Chickpeas Stewed With Chorizo
I am staring at one of the photos of this stew as I type, trying to decide between posting a correctly cropped photo and a more nicely edited photo. You see, I have finally updated my photo “developing” software, and right now I am teaching myself Light Room. It is eons more sophisticated–and complicated!–than what…