Category Archives: Legumes

Merguez sausages with crispy chickpeas. 11/6/25

Posted on November 7, 2025 by Beebamom

Recently Sarah got a 2-Good-2-Go surprise bag from Eataly, an Italian gourmet market. Among other things a package of six Merguez sausages was included. She looked through recipes and found one that we had all the ingredients for and made … Continue reading →

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Chickpea stew. 11/5/25

Posted on November 6, 2025 by Beebamom

We have been eating a lot of vegetarian dinners lately and this chickpea stew is one of my favorites! Chickpeas with ditalini and kale Ingredients2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil2 carrots, peeled and chopped2 celery stalks, chopped1 zucchini, chopped (optional)1 medium … Continue reading →

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Red lentils with spinach and rice. 11/4/25

Posted on November 5, 2025 by Beebamom

I usually make this dish with kale instead of spinach but I felt the spinach would be softer in John’s mouth. I dressed my bowlful with the some yogurt mixed with salt and cumin and cherry tomatoes. John goes back … Continue reading →

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Out to lunch. 10/30/25

Posted on October 31, 2025 by Beebamom

Sarah’s friend Mark has been here for a few days. One of the mandatory events for his visit is a lunch at Zeni, an Ethiopian restaurant that we all adore. We ordered their veggie platter served on and with injera. … Continue reading →

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Chickpeas with ditalini and vegetables 10/10/25

Posted on October 11, 2025 by Beebamom

Making chickpea stew is an easy way to use up leftover vegetables that may be getting limp in the refrigerator. In addition to the chickpeas, Ditalini, and broth I added tomatoes, thyme, and zucchini from the garden and carrots, fennel, … Continue reading →

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Afghani dal with rice, kale, and yogurt. 10/2/25

Posted on October 3, 2025 by Beebamom

After last night’s expensive dinner we opted for one much more economical. Lentils are probably the cheapest way to serve protein plus they cook up quickly with no soaking or pre-cooking. This is especially true of red lentils. (Red lentils … Continue reading →

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Easy chili. 9/26/25

Posted on September 27, 2025 by Beebamom

Sarah did the cooking tonight. Using Muir Glen chili starter simplified the dish. After browning the ground beef she added beans and the chili tomatoes. Since this can of chili starter was mild she added some chipotle powder. I served … Continue reading →

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Chili using Muir Glen Chili starter. 9/11/25

Posted on September 12, 2025 by Beebamom

Sarah made this delicious chili using Muir Glen Chili Starter (medium spicy), browned ground beef, undrained black beans, and a little salt. That’s it and it was probably the best chili that we have had in a long time. Here’s … Continue reading →

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Chicken burrito bowl. 9/4/25

Posted on September 5, 2025 by Beebamom

Thursday is Sarah’s night to make dinner. Instead of pasta she set up a buffet of ingredients so that we could each make our own bowl. Mine consisted of rice, black beans, cheese, chicken, cabbage, salsa, peppers, cilantro, avocado, sour … Continue reading →

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Warm lentil and sausage salad. 8/3/25

Posted on September 4, 2025 by Beebamom

As often happens I bought an ingredient for a dish I was making and then had leftovers of the ingredient. In this case it was fennel. I set about looking for recipes that included fennel and found one that was … Continue reading →

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