Category Archives: Legumes

Breakfast For Dinner. 2/13/21

Posted on February 13, 2021 by Beebamom

My BFD this week was packed with protein and vibrant colors. In addition to my usual scrambled egg, I prepared a cannellini bean salad and some wilted spinach and kale with a crumbled vegetarian patty. Although my whole dinner fit … Continue reading →

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Prize winner! Algerian tagine. 2/8/21

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Beebamom

This past week’s winner of most views by a country was Algeria with 355 views. Dininglite.blog seems to be very popular in North Africa. Both Egypt, last week’s winner, and Algeria made strong showings. I decided to make a tagine … Continue reading →

Posted in Easy, Kitchen tips, Legumes, North African, Pasta, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian | Tagged chickpeas, couscous | Leave a comment

LFD-Koshari/chickpea stew with turkey sausage. 2/6/21

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Beebamom

For our Leftovers For Dinner (LFD) meal we used the tiny bit of koshari we had left over from Monday. Obviously we were going to have to figure out some way to stretch this into a whole dinner. I started … Continue reading →

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LFD, Shrimp fajitas, spicy black beans, rice. 1/31/21

Posted on January 30, 2021 by Beebamom

What a filling and tasty dinner made mostly from bits and pieces left over in the fridge from this week’s menu. I used this recipe from healthyfitnessmeals.com. Changes we made to the recipe were lime juice in the shrimp/veg mixture, … Continue reading →

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LFD Chana dal with cauli-rice and kale. 1/23/21

Posted on January 23, 2021 by Beebamom

When we made our Chana dal on Meatless Monday we made extra because John said he wanted to have some for lunch during the week. Since he did not follow through on eating it for lunches, we had plenty of … Continue reading →

Posted in Easy, Indian, Kitchen tips, leftovers, Legumes, rice, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian | Tagged Chana dal, chickpeas, kale | Leave a comment

Chana dal, mixed greens, rice. 1/18/21

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Beebamom

Chana dal is a stew of spices, tomatoes, and split chickpeas that we make frequently in our Instant Pot. I posted the recipe in December for the way we make it. We served the Chana dal with a mix of … Continue reading →

Posted in Easy, Indian, Instant Pot, Legumes, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian | Tagged dried split chickpeas, hearty greens | Leave a comment

BFD, Egg, kale, and refried beans tostada. 1/17/21

Posted on January 17, 2021 by Beebamom

Sunday’s Breakfast For Dinner was so enjoyable that after I cleaned my plate for the first time, I retooled and made a second tostada. I really enjoyed the contrasting flavors, spiciness from the salsa, bitterness from the wilted greens, and … Continue reading →

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Lentil curry with vegetables. 1/7/21

Posted on January 7, 2021 by Beebamom

Sorry to skip a day but much like most of the people in the U.S. I was watching the horrific events taking place in our nation’s capital on Wednesday. While John and I stayed glued to the TV we just … Continue reading →

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BFD Mexican influenced Breakfast for Dinner. 1/3/21

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Beebamom

I am thinking that I might continue the ethnic theme for these BFDs, at least for a while. I can imagine doing an Indian inspired or Chinese inspired take on my egg-based dishes. Keeping meals interesting as well as colorful … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Easy, Eggs, Healthy tips, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Mexican, Vegetables, Vegetarian | Tagged beans, kale, scrambled eggs | Leave a comment

LFD Colorful vegetables and lentils. 1/2/21

Posted on January 2, 2021 by Beebamom

After yesterday’s rather dull dish, I made an eye-popping plate of food for Saturday’s Leftovers For Dinner. Using Monday’s red lentils and the rest of the hearty salad greens, I started with basically the same dinner again and then added … Continue reading →

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