The chives are up in the garden and in search of a bit of spring, this dip served warm with fresh vegetables, artisan crackers and a quick salad ushers in the first of the season we’ve seen up North.
Category: Beans
Stuffed Peppers
Colorful and tasty, a main course classic reinvented.
Savory Fava Bean Stew
Simple spicing, creamy fava beans, rich tomato broth: it’ll be love at first bite.
Curried Pumpkin, Plantain and Adzuki Bean Stew
A curry that’s great right off the burner and gets even better after a couple of days in the fridge.
Oven-Baked Tempeh and Cashews
Simple and delicious. What more could you ask for?
Red Bean and Carob Cake
The kind of cake you don’t feel bad about eating for breakfast.
A Tempeh Tutorial
The basics to making your tempeh at home: finer flavor for a fraction of the price.
Baked Beans Bourgignon
I’ve always though that baked beans and Bourgignon sauce combined would be a match made in heaven. Think about it. Baked beans. With wine. And rosemary. And lots of roasted mushrooms. After trying it the verdict is that it’s damn decadent: pure comfort food be it for breakfast, lunch or supper. At breakfast, it can…
Shortcut Curry
While it’s nice to spend the day chopping, sautéing and simmering – sometimes you just want dinner on the table quickly and easily. But you don’t want it to taste like tin can beans and tomato sauce… Shortcut curry it is. While there are dozens of variations on the theme, this one works by jazzing…
Basic Pea and Veggie Soup with Variations to Try
Everybody needs a basic vegetable soup recipe that’s quick, easy and empties the fridge of what’s hanging out and starting to look stupid; this is mine. Bonus: it makes tons of soup (think 20 cups or more) so there’s lots left to reheat during the week or freeze for later. Second bonus: the turmeric makes…
Kidney Bean Bake with Celery Root Mash
It’s Saturday and that means weekend cooking. A bake once more, so consider it a bit more of a time investment but it yields a wonderfully savory pan full of Tex-Mex inspired textures and tastes; with extra chili to spare! The recipe also features kidney beans and celery root which don’t typically get a lot…
Bean, Beet and Buckwheat Bake
This recipe has lots of robust and earthy flavours going for it: great when the weather turns cold and you want something warm and homey. It’s also got lots of layers with a multitude of textures to keep you interested from first bite to last. Like the Harvest Tempeh Bake however (and most baked dishes…
Crunchy Cooking 